Polyethylenimine - DNA solid particles for gene delivery

Journal of Drug Targeting

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 714-720

  Chen, Tao ^a,b   Wang, Zhao ^b   Wang, Rutao ^a,b   Lu, Tingli ^a   Wang, Weijiao ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN POLYTECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Shaanxi Liposome Research Center   (China)

Author keywords

DNA condensation; Gene expression; PEI

Indexed keywords

CATION; DYE; PLASMID DNA; POLYETHYLENEIMINE; POLYMER;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CANCER MODEL; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETAL CALF SERUM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; MELANOMA B16; MOLECULAR STABILITY; NONHUMAN; NONVIRAL GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; OVARY CANCER; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOLID; SURFACE CHARGE; TEMPERATURE; TUMOR CELL LINE; TUMOR XENOGRAFT;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; DNA; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; FEMALE; GENE THERAPY; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, SCID; NEOPLASMS; POLYETHYLENEIMINE; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 36749070534     PISSN: 1061186X     EISSN: 10292330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10611860701637974     Document Type: Article

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