Poly-L-glutamic acid derivatives as vectors for gene therapy

Journal of Controlled Release

Volumn 65, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 187-202

  Dekie, Luc ^a   Toncheva, Veska ^a   Dubruel, Peter ^a   Schacht, Etienne H ^a   Barrett, Lee ^b   Seymour, Leonard W ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gene therapy and biodegradation; Poly L glutamic acid

Indexed keywords

IMINE; POLYELECTROLYTE; POLYETHYLENE DERIVATIVE; POLYGLUTAMIC ACID; POLYLYSINE; POLYMER; SERUM ALBUMIN;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CLONING VECTOR; COMPLEX FORMATION; GENE THERAPY; HEMAGGLUTINATION; MOLECULAR STABILITY; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNTHESIS;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; AGGLUTINATION; AMINES; CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL; ERYTHROCYTES; ETHIDIUM; FLUORESCENT DYES; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE THERAPY; GENETIC VECTORS; HEMOLYSIS; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYGLUTAMIC ACID; POLYMERS; PYRIDINES; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 0034003182     PISSN: 01683659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-3659(99)00235-7     Document Type: Article

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