Lipid phases eye vew to lipofection. Cationic phosphatidylcholine derivatives as efficient DNA carriers for gene delivery

Lipid Insights

Volumn 2 1, Issue , 2008, Pages 41-59

  Koynova, Rumiana ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cationic lipid; DNA; Gene delivery; Lipoplex; Membrane lipid; Phase transition

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051720928     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11786353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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