The biological routes of gene delivery mediated by lipid-based non-viral vectors

Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1351-1361

  Duan, Yan ^a,b,c   Zhang, Shubiao ^a   Wang, Bing ^a   Yang, Baoling ^a   Zhi, Defu ^a  

^a DALIAN NATIONALITIES UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b DALIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Gene delivery; Non viral vectors; Technology; Trafficking

Indexed keywords

1,2 DIOLEOYL 3 TRIMETHYLAMMONIOPROPANE; LIPOPLEX; VIRUS VECTOR;

CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; ENDOCYTOSIS; GENE TARGETING; GENE THERAPY; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; INTRACELLULAR TRANSPORT; NONVIRAL GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CATIONS; DNA; GENE THERAPY; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; GENETIC VECTORS; HUMANS; LIPOSOMES; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 71249150257     PISSN: 17425247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/17425240903287153     Document Type: Review

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