Comparative uptake of phosphorothioate oligonucleotides by human peripheral blood mononuclear cells from newborns and adults

European Journal of Scientific Research

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 113-121

  Bermejo, Jesus F ^a   Chonco, Louis ^a   Samaniego, Rafael ^a   Fernandez, Geronimo ^a   Eritja, Ramon ^b   Muñoz Fernandez, Ma Angeles ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT DE BIOLOGIA MOLECULAR DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adult; Confocal; Newborn; PBMCs; Phosphorotioate; Uptake

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750068263     PISSN: 1450216X     EISSN: 1450202X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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