Potent gene silencing in vitro at physiological ph using chitosan polymers

Nucleic Acid Therapeutics

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 96-102

  Jørgensen, Jens Andreas Lindin ^a   Hovig, Eivind ^a   Bøe, Sigurd Leinæs ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALVASCULIN; CHITOSAN; LIPOFECTAMINE; MESSENGER RNA; NITROGEN; PHOSPHATE; POLYETHYLENEIMINE; SMALL INTERFERING RNA;

ARTICLE; CELL LINE; CELL VIABILITY; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENCY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; IN VITRO GENE TRANSFER; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONVIRAL GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ZETA POTENTIAL;

CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL SURVIVAL; CHITOSAN; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; S100 PROTEINS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRANSFECTION; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 84859486661     PISSN: 21593337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/nat.2011.0335     Document Type: Article

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