A note on poly-L-lysine-mediated gene transfer in HeLa cells

Drug Delivery: Journal of Delivery and Targeting of Therapeutic Agents

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 209-211

  Joubert, Daniel ^a   Van Zyl, Johann ^a   Hawtrey, Arthur ^a   Ariatti, Mario ^b  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Luciferase DNA; Polylysine; Transfection

Indexed keywords

CHLOROQUINE; LIPOSOME; LUCIFERASE; LUCIFERASE PRSVL DNA; PLASMID DNA; POLYLYSINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA VECTOR; DRUG CONJUGATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONVIRAL GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0042524412     PISSN: 10717544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713840395     Document Type: Article

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