Cationic lipids, lipoplexes and intracellular delivery of genes

Journal of Controlled Release

Volumn 116, Issue 2 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 255-264

  Wasungu, Luc ^a   Hoekstra, Dick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cationic lipid; Gene delivery; Lipoplex; Mechanism; Non viral vector; Transfection

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; CHOLESTEROL; COMPLEXATION; LIPIDS; NUCLEIC ACIDS; VECTORS;

CATIONIC LIPID; GENE DELIVERY VECTORS; INTRACELLULAR DELIVERY; LIPOPLEX;

GENES;

1,2 DIOLEOYL 3 TRIMETHYLAMMONIOPROPANE; 3BETA [N (N',N' DIMETHYLAMINOETHANE)CARBAMOYL]CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL DERIVATIVE; DNA; LIPID; LIPOPLEX; N METHYL 4 (DIOLEYL)METHYLPYRIDINIUM; PYRIDINIUM DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; ENDOCYTOSIS; ENDOSOME; GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; GENE TARGETING; GENE THERAPY; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; LIPOSOMAL GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; NONVIRAL GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; VIRAL GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM;

EID: 33845190449     PISSN: 01683659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2006.06.024     Document Type: Article

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