A novel non-viral vector for DNA delivery based on low molecular weight, branched polyethylenimine: Effect of molecular weight on transfection efficiency and cytotoxicity

Pharmaceutical Research

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1273-1279

  Fischer, Dagmar ^a   Bieber, Thorsten ^a   Li, Youxin ^b   Elsässer, Hans Peter ^a   Kissel, Thomas ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b Schwarz Pharma AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cytotoxicity; Gene transfer; Polyethylenimine; Polyfection

Indexed keywords

AZIRIDINE; IMINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; LIGHT SCATTERING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPORTER GENE; TRANSGENE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; DNA; DRUG CARRIERS; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; FIBROBLASTS; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; GENETIC VECTORS; MICE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYETHYLENEIMINE; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 0038004448     PISSN: 07248741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1014861900478     Document Type: Article

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