Preparation and in vitro transfection efficiency of chitosan microspheres containing plasmid DNA:poly(L-lysine) complexes

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 321-326

  Aral, Cenk ^a   Akbuga, Julide ^a  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; CHITOSAN; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; MICROSPHERE; PLASMID DNA; POLYCATION; POLYLYSINE;

ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN 3T3; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RELEASE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENCAPSULATION; FLUOROMETRY; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; IN VITRO STUDY; MOLECULAR STABILITY; NONVIRAL GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

3T3 CELLS; ANIMALS; CHITIN; CHITOSAN; DNA; DRUG CARRIERS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; DRUG STABILITY; GENE THERAPY; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; MICE; MICROSPHERES; PLASMIDS; POLYLYSINE; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 0346670220     PISSN: 14821826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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