Polyethylenimine-mediated gene delivery: A mechanistic study

Journal of Gene Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 135-144

  Kichler, Antoine ^a   Leborgne, Christian ^a   Coeytaux, Emmanuel ^a   Danos, Olivier ^a  

^a GÉNÉTHON   (France)

Author keywords

Bafilomycin A1; DNA transfection; Endosomolytic activity; Polyethylenimine

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BAFILOMYCIN A1; DNA; MACROLIDE; POLYETHYLENEIMINE; PROTON PUMP;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; GENE TRANSFER; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; PLASMID; REPORTER GENE; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; DNA; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; GENES, REPORTER; HEMOLYSIS; HUMANS; MACROLIDES; PLASMIDS; POLYETHYLENEIMINE; PROTON PUMPS; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0035286969     PISSN: 1099498X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgm.173     Document Type: Article

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