Comparison of different commercially available cationic lipid-based transfection kits

Journal of Liposome Research

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-13

  Simberg, Dmitri ^a   Hirsch Lerner, Danielle ^a   Nissim, Reuma ^a   Barenholz, Yechezkel ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cationic lipids; Commercial transfection kits; Gene delivery; Stability

Indexed keywords

LIPOSOME;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; DEGRADATION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; EMBRYO; GENE TARGETING; HYDROLYSIS; LIPID ANALYSIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STORAGE;

EID: 0034002008     PISSN: 08982104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08982100009031091     Document Type: Article

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