Galactosylated low molecular weight chitosan as DNA carrier for hepatocyte-targeting

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 255, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 57-68

  Gao, Shuying ^a   Chen, Jiangning ^a   Xu, Xuerong ^a   Ding, Zhi ^a   Yang, Yong Hua ^a   Hua, Zichun ^a   Zhang, Junfeng ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chitosan; Galactosylated chitosan; Liver specificity; Non viral gene delivery

Indexed keywords

3 (4,5 DIMETHYL 2 THIAZOLYL) 2,5 DIPHENYLTETRAZOLIUM BROMIDE; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; CHITOSAN; DNA; GALACTOSE; LACTOBIONIC ACID; LIPOFECTIN;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CELL STRAIN HEPG2; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; LIVER CELL; NONVIRAL GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPORTER GENE; TARGET CELL; TISSUE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0037436976     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-5173(03)00082-6     Document Type: Article

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