Structures of lipid-DNA complexes: Supramolecular assembly and gene delivery

Current Opinion in Structural Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 440-448

  Safinya, C R ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATION; DIOLEOYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; DIOLEOYLPHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE; DIOLEOYLTRIMETHYLAMMONIUM PROPANE; DNA; LIPOSOME; PROPANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHROMOSOME CONDENSATION; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; DNA STRUCTURE; DNA TRANSFECTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TARGETING; HETEROZYGOTE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LIPID BILAYER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYNCHROTRON; TECHNIQUE; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 0035425499     PISSN: 0959440X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-440X(00)00230-X     Document Type: Review

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