Poly(amidoamine)-mediated intracytoplasmic delivery of ricin A-chain and gelonin

Journal of Controlled Release

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 225-232

  Pattrick, N G ^a   Richardson, S C W ^a   Casolaro, M ^b   Ferruti, P ^c   Duncan, R ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cytosolic delivery; Gelonin; Non viral vector; Poly(amidoamine)s; Ricin

Indexed keywords

DEXTRAN; GELONIN; POLY(AMIDOAMINE) ISA 1; POLY(AMIDOAMINE) ISA 22; POLY(AMIDOAMINE) ISA 23; POLY(AMIDOAMINE) ISA 4; POLYMER; RICIN A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG POTENCY; IC 50; MACROMOLECULE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; CELL SURVIVAL; CYTOPLASM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; MELANOMA, EXPERIMENTAL; MICE; NYLONS; PLANT PROTEINS; POLYAMINES; POLYMERS; RICIN; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0035856762     PISSN: 01683659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-3659(01)00476-X     Document Type: Article

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