How are nucleic acids released in cells from cationic lipid-nucleic acid complexes?

Journal of Liposome Research

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 567-587

  Szoka Jr , Francis C ^a   Xu, Yuhong ^a,b   Zelphati, Olivier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; LIPID; NUCLEIC ACID; RNA;

CELL INTERACTION; CELL MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; CELL NUCLEUS; ENDOCYTOSIS; INTERNALIZATION; INTRACELLULAR TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LIPID INTERACTION; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; REVIEW;

EID: 2442728272     PISSN: 08982104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08982109609031137     Document Type: Review

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