Towards the mechanisms for efficient gene transfer into cells and tissues by means of cell electroporation

Expert Opinion on Biological Therapy

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 275-286

  Šatkauskas, Saulius ^a   Ruzgys, Paulius ^a   Venslauskas, Mindaugas S ^a  

^a VYTAUTAS MAGNUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Drug delivery; Electroporation; Gene electrotransfer; Gene therapy; Membrane

Indexed keywords

CELL DNA; PLASMID DNA;

CANCER THERAPY; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CYTOPLASM; DNA IMMUNIZATION; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS; ELECTROPORATION; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; IN VITRO GENE TRANSFER; IN VIVO GENE TRANSFER; INTERACTIONS WITH DNA; MELANOMA; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; POROSITY; REVIEW; SKELETAL MUSCLE; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALS; ELECTROPORATION; GENE THERAPY; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; HUMANS;

EID: 84857299318     PISSN: 14712598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/14712598.2012.654775     Document Type: Review

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