Fluoride enhances transfection activity of carbonate apatite by increasing cytoplasmic stability of plasmid DNA

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 409, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 745-747

  Chowdhury, E H ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Buffering capacity; Carbonate apatite; Endosome; Fluoridated apatite; Gene delivery; Nanocrystal; Plasmid DNA; Transgene xpression

Indexed keywords

APATITE; CARBONATED APATITE; FLUORIDE; NANOCRYSTAL; PLASMID DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DEGRADATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

APATITES; CYTOPLASM; DNA; FLUORIDES; GENE EXPRESSION; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; NANOPARTICLES; PLASMIDS; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 79959203755     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2011.05.079     Document Type: Article

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