Barriers to nonviral gene delivery

Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 203-217

  Wiethoff, Christopher M ^a,b   Middaugh, C Russell ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cationic lipid; Gene delivery; Mechanism; Nonviral; Polymer

Indexed keywords

LIPID; PLASMID DNA;

CELL NUCLEUS TRANSPLANTATION; CELL SURFACE; COMPARTMENT MODEL; CPG ISLAND; CYTOSOL; CYTOTOXICITY; DNA DEGRADATION; DNA STRUCTURE; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG MECHANISM; ENDOCYTOSIS; ENDOSOME; GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INACTIVATION; GENE TARGETING; GENE THERAPY; INTERNALIZATION; LYSOSOME; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONVIRAL GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; NUCLEAR LOCALIZATION SIGNAL; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PROTEIN LIPID INTERACTION; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SHORT SURVEY; TRANSGENE;

EID: 0037309716     PISSN: 00223549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jps.10286     Document Type: Short Survey

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