Basic studies on gene therapy of human malignant melanoma by use of the human interferon βgene entrapped in cationic multilamellar liposomes. 1. Morphology and growth rate of six melanoma cell lines used in transfection experiments with the human interferon βgene

Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 402-408

  Benga, Gh ^a,b  

^a Institute of Applied Biochemistry   (Japan)

^b IULIU HATIEGANU UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Cell lines; Gene therapy; Malignant melanoma

Indexed keywords

BETA INTERFERON; LIPOSOME;

ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIVISION; CELL SIZE; CHEMISTRY; GENE THERAPY; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GENETICS; HUMAN; MELANOMA; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY;

CELL COUNT; CELL DIVISION; CELL SIZE; GENE THERAPY; HUMANS; INTERFERON-BETA; LIPOSOMES; MELANOMA; TRANSFECTION; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0035528777     PISSN: 15821838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2001.tb00175.x     Document Type: Article

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