Gene Transfection in High Serum Levels: Case Studies with New Cholesterol Based Cationic Gemini Lipids

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2013, Pages

  Misra, Santosh K ^a   Biswas, Joydeep ^a   Kondaiah, Paturu ^a   Bhattacharya, Santanu ^a,b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

^b JAWAHARLAL NEHRU CENTRE FOR ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; DIPALMITOYLPHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE; DNA; ETHIDIUM BROMIDE; LIPID; MONOMER;

ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; IN VIVO STUDY; LIGHT SCATTERING; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZETA POTENTIAL;

CATIONS; CELL SURVIVAL; CHOLESTEROL; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; DNA; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENES, REPORTER; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; LIPIDS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINES; SERUM; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 84879817562     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0068305     Document Type: Article

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