Fluorescence in situ hybridization to monitor the intracellular location and accessibility of plasmid DNA delivered by cationic polymer-based gene carriers

European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 391-396

  Wilschut, K J ^a   van der Aa, M A E M ^b   Oosting, R S ^a   Hennink, W E ^a   Koning, G A ^c   Crommelin, D J A ^a   Mastrobattista, E ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

DNA; Fluorescence; Nonviral gene delivery; Plasmid; Polymers

Indexed keywords

PLASMID DNA; POLYMER;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL FATE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL LINE; CELL NUCLEUS; CYTOSOL; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE TARGETING; INTRACELLULAR SPACE; NONHUMAN; NONVIRAL GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; POLYMERIZATION;

ANIMALS; CATIONS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL NUCLEUS; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; COS CELLS; CYTOSOL; DNA; GENETIC VECTORS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; PLASMIDS; POLYMERS;

EID: 67349202748     PISSN: 09396411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpb.2008.08.011     Document Type: Article

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