Liposomes in ultrasonic drug and gene delivery

Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews

Volumn 60, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1167-1176

  Huang, Shao Ling ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Drug delivery; Gases; Gene delivery; Liposomes; Nitric oxide; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

DRUG DELIVERY; GASES; LIPOSOMES; NITRIC OXIDE;

GENE DELIVERY; LYOPHILIZATION;

ULTRASONICS;

ABELECT; AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPHOTERICIN B CHOLESTEROL SULFATE; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; BR 14; DAUNORUBICIN; DOXORUBICIN; ECHO CONTRAST MEDIUM; LIPOFECTAMINE; LIPOSOME; NAKED DNA; NITRIC OXIDE; PERFLUTREN; PLASMID DNA; SONOVUE;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CANCER THERAPY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG RELEASE; DRUG TRANSPORT; FREEZE DRYING; GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STROKE; ULTRASOUND;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CONTRAST MEDIA; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; LIPOSOMES; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; ULTRASONICS;

EID: 44149127417     PISSN: 0169409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addr.2008.03.003     Document Type: Review

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