Efficient gene transfection into mammalian cells mediated by cross-linked polyethylenimine

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 81-102

  Dong, Wei ^a,b   Li, Shufeng ^a,c   Jin, Guanghui ^a   Sun, Qiming ^a   Ma, Dingyuan ^a   Hua, Zichun ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANJING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

B16F10; Cytotoxicity; Degradable; Gene delivery; Mouse muscle; Polyethylenimine

Indexed keywords

1,4 BUTANEDIOL; 1,4 BUTANEDIOL DIACRYLATE; ENHANCED GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; ETHYLENE GLYCOL DIMETHACRYLATE; METHACRYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; POLYETHYLENEIMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS LINKING; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG CONJUGATION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; MAMMAL CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; REPORTER GENE;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; MUS;

EID: 33947305077     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/i8020081     Document Type: Article

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