Structure and dynamics of lipoplex formation examined using two-photon fluorescence cross-correlation spectroscopy

Biochemistry

Volumn 43, Issue 23, 2004, Pages 7263-7272

  Merkle, Dennis ^a   Lees Miller, Susan P ^a   Cramb, David T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; FLUORESCENCE; LIPIDS;

CATIONIC VESICLE STRUCTURES; FLUORESCENCE CORRELATION SPECTROSCOPY (FCS); LIPID CHARGE RATIO; LIPOPLEX FORMATION;

BIOCHEMISTRY;

CATION; DNA; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; FLUORESCENT DYE; LIPOPLEX;

ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; DNA BINDING; DNA TRANSFECTION; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; LIPID MEMBRANE; LIPID VESICLE; MEMBRANE BINDING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROSCOPY; TWO PHOTON EXCITATION FLUORESCENCE CORRELATION SPECTROSCOPY; TWO PHOTON FLUORESCENCE CROSS CORRELATION SPECTROSCOPY;

DNA; FATTY ACIDS, MONOUNSATURATED; FLUORESCEIN; LIPOSOMES; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 2942620251     PISSN: 00062960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bi036133p     Document Type: Article

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