Intracellular uptake, transport, and processing of gold nanostructures

Molecular Membrane Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 299-311

  Chithrani, Devika B ^a  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gold nanoparticles; Gold nanorods; organelle distribution; transport; uptake

Indexed keywords

GOLD; NANOMATERIAL;

CELL MEMBRANE; CELL ORGANELLE; CELL TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCYTOSIS; EXOCYTOSIS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURFACE PROPERTY;

BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CELL MEMBRANE; DRUG CARRIERS; ENDOCYTOSIS; ENDOSOMES; EXOCYTOSIS; GOLD; HUMANS; LYSOSOMES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NANOMEDICINE; NANOPARTICLES; PARTICLE SIZE; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 78049348220     PISSN: 09687688     EISSN: 14645203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09687688.2010.507787     Document Type: Review

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