Gene expression control by temperature with thermo-responsive polymeric gene carriers

Journal of Controlled Release

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 127-137

  Kurisawa, Motoichi ^a   Yokoyama, Masayuki ^a   Okano, Teruo ^a  

^a TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cationic polymers; Gene delivery; Plasmid; Thermo responsive polymers; Transfection

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; COPOLYMER; METHACRYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; N,N DIMETHYLAMINOMETHYLMETHACRYLATE; PLASMID DNA; POLY(N ISOPROPYLACRYLAMIDE); UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN COS1; COMPLEX FORMATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TARGETING; GENE THERAPY; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; COS CELLS; DNA; DRUG CARRIERS; GALACTOSIDASES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LAC OPERON; METHACRYLATES; PLASMIDS; POLYMERS; SOLUTIONS; TEMPERATURE; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 0034601880     PISSN: 01683659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-3659(00)00297-2     Document Type: Article

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