Comparison between cationic polymer and lipid in plasmidic DNA delivery to the cell nucleus

Open Gene Therapy Journal

Volumn 2, Issue , 2009, Pages 21-28

  Conese, Massimo ^a,b   Biffi, Alessandra ^a   Dina, Giorgia ^a   Marziliano, Nicola ^c   Villa, Antonello ^d  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

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EID: 84863321315     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18750370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1875037000902010021     Document Type: Article

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