DNA nanoparticles and development of DNA delivery vehicles for gene therapy

Biochemistry

Volumn 41, Issue 48, 2002, Pages 14085-14094

  Vijayanathan, Veena ^a,b   Thomas, Thresia ^a,b,d   Thomas, T J ^a,b,c  

^a ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b RUTGERS CANCER INSTITUTE OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^c CAB 7090 ^*  (United States)

^d RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALORIMETRY; CELL MEMBRANES; CONDENSATION; FLUORESCENCE; GENES; GENETIC ENGINEERING; LIGHT SCATTERING; LIPIDS; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; POLYMERS;

GENE THERAPY; NANOPARTICLES;

DNA;

LIPID; NANOPARTICLE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; PLASMID DNA; POLYAMINE DERIVATIVE; POLYCATION; POLYMER; VIRUS PROTEIN; VIRUS VECTOR;

ARTICLE; CALORIMETRY; CELL MEMBRANE; DNA PACKAGING; DNA STRUCTURE; FLUORESCENCE; GENE TARGETING; GENE THERAPY; GENE TRANSFER; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LIGHT SCATTERING; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; DNA; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; GENE THERAPY; HUMANS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; VEHICLES;

EID: 0037015983     PISSN: 00062960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bi0203987     Document Type: Article

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