Therapeutic synthetic polymers: A game of Russian roulette?

Drug Discovery Today

Volumn 7, Issue 19, 2002, Pages 998-1001

  Hunter, A Christy ^a   Moghimi, S Moein ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABC TRANSPORTER; ALDOSTERONE; BETA ENDORPHIN; CORTICOSTERONE; CYCLOSPORIN; DOXORUBICIN; GLYCOPROTEIN P; GOSERELIN; HYDROCORTISONE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE PROTEIN; PACLITAXEL; POLOXAMER; POLYMER;

ALLERGIC REACTION; ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK; ANAPHYLAXIS; CYTOTOXICITY; DNA DEGRADATION; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOTOXICITY; IN VIVO STUDY; MACROMOLECULE; POLYMERIZATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; VACCINATION;

ANIMALS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; GENE THERAPY; HUMANS; POLYMERS;

EID: 0036808041     PISSN: 13596446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-6446(02)02444-3     Document Type: Review

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