The role of helper lipids in cationic liposome-mediated gene transfer

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 590-599

  Hui, Sek Wen ^a   Langner, Marek ^a,b   Zhao, Ya Li ^a   Ross, Patrick ^a   Hurley, Edward ^a   Chan, Karen ^a  

^a ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b POZNA UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHALASIN B; DIOLEOYLPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; DIOLEOYLPHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE; LIPOSOME; PLASMID DNA; POLYLYSINE; PRONASE; PROPANE; TRIMETHYLAMMONIUM SALT DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CHO CELL; COMPLEX FORMATION; CYTOSKELETON; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENDOCYTOSIS; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; GENE TRANSFER; INTERNALIZATION; LIGHT SCATTERING; LIPOGENESIS; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALIA; CRICETINAE; CRICETULUS GRISEUS;

EID: 0344707080     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(96)79309-8     Document Type: Article

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