Anticancer activity of mycobacterial DNA: Effect of formulation as chitosan nanoparticles

Journal of Drug Targeting

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 317-328

  Kabbaj, M ^a   Phillips, N C ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN IMMUNOLOGY AND CANCER   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cancer; Cationic liposomes; Chitosan nanoparticles; DNA; Mycobacterium phlei

Indexed keywords

3 (4,5 DIMETHYL 2 THIAZOLYL) 2,5 DIPHENYLTETRAZOLIUM BROMIDE; BACTERIAL DNA; CATION; CHITOSAN; CYTOSTATIC AGENT; CYTOTOXIC AGENT; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE; DRUG VEHICLE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LIPOSOME; NANOPARTICLE; NUCLEASE; PHOSPHATE; POLYELECTROLYTE; POLYPHOSPHATE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CANCER INHIBITION; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DENSITY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG DOSE; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENZYME DEGRADATION; EVALUATION; IC 50; MELANOMA CELL; MITOSIS INHIBITION; MOUSE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM PHLEI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE CHARGE;

EID: 0035178174     PISSN: 1061186X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10611860108998768     Document Type: Article

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