Adipocytes differentiation in the presence of Pluronic F127-coated carbon nanotubes

Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology, and Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 378-381

  Bardi, Giuseppe ^a   Vittorio, Orazio ^b   Maffei, Margherita ^c   Pizzorusso, Tommaso ^d   Costa, Mario ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PISA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adipocytes; Biocompatibility; Carbon nanotubes; Obesity; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ADIPOCYTES; DIFFERENTIATION PROCESS; GENE DELIVERY; NANO-DEVICES; PLURONIC F-127; THERAPEUTIC AGENTS; WHITE ADIPOSE TISSUES;

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CARBON NANOTUBES; GENE TRANSFER; NUTRITION; TOXICITY;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

CARBON NANOTUBE; POLOXAMER;

ADIPOCYTE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL GROWTH; CELL STRAIN 3T3; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; MOUSE; NANODEVICE; NONHUMAN; WHITE ADIPOSE TISSUE;

3T3-L1 CELLS; ADIPOCYTES; ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; MICE; NANOTUBES, CARBON; POLOXAMER;

EID: 70749092607     PISSN: 15499634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nano.2009.01.016     Document Type: Article

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