Rapid crossing of the pulmonary endothelial barrier by polyethylenimine/DNA complexes

Gene Therapy

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 499-504

  Goula, D ^a   Becker, N ^a   Lemkine, G F ^a   Normandie, P ^a   Rodrigues, J ^a   Mantero, S ^b   Levi, G ^a,b   Demeneix, B A ^a  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cationic polymers; In vivo gene transfer; Lung; Synthetic vectors

Indexed keywords

CASPASE; CELL MARKER; DNA; EXGEN 500; POLYETHYLENEIMINE; POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA TRANSFECTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TARGETING; GENE THERAPY; LUNG ALVEOLUS CELL; LUNG ENDOTHELIUM; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSGENE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034100728     PISSN: 09697128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.gt.3301113     Document Type: Article

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