Cationic polymer based gene delivery systems

Pharmaceutical Research

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 113-126

  De Smedt, Stefaan C ^a   Demeester, Joseph ^a   Hennink, Wim E ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cationic polymers; DNA plasmid; Gene carriers; Non viral gene therapy; Polycations

Indexed keywords

ASIALOOROSOMUCOID; CHITOSAN; COPOLYMER; DENDRIMER; DIETHYLAMINOETHYLDEXTRAN; GALACTOSE; HYALURONIC ACID; INSULIN; LACTOSE; LIGAND; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; MANNOSE; PLASMID DNA; POLYCATION; POLYMER; TRANSFERRIN;

CELL TYPE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; GENE THERAPY; GENE TRANSFER; HEPATOMA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIVER CELL; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TARGET CELL;

CATIONS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; GENE THERAPY; HUMANS; PLASMIDS; POLYMERS;

EID: 0034019945     PISSN: 07248741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007548826495     Document Type: Review

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