Antimicrobial peptides as efficient DNA vectors;Des peptides cationiques antibactériens comme vecteurs de transfert de gènes

Medecine/Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1046-1047

  Kichler, Antoine ^a   Bechinger, Burkhard ^b   Danos, Olivier ^a  

^a GÉNÉTHON   (France)

^b Faculté de Chimie   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

DNA VECTOR; GENE TARGETING; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; LIPID BILAYER; NONHUMAN; NOTE; VACCINATION;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1;

EID: 0242666132     PISSN: 07670974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/medsci/200319111046     Document Type: Note

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