Electrotransfection and Lipofection Show Comparable Efficiency for In Vitro Gene Delivery of Primary Human Myoblasts

Journal of Membrane Biology

Volumn 248, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 273-283

  Mars, Tomaz ^a   Strazisar, Marusa ^a   Mis, Katarina ^a   Kotnik, Nejc ^a   Pegan, Katarina ^a   Lojk, Jasna ^a   Grubic, Zoran ^a   Pavlin, Mojca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Electroporation; Gene electrotransfer; Gene therapy; Lipofection; Myoblasts

Indexed keywords

LIPID; LIPOFECTAMINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CELL CULTURE; CELL SURVIVAL; CHILD; ELECTROPORATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; INFANT; METABOLISM; MYOBLAST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY CELL CULTURE; PROCEDURES; REPORTER GENE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROPORATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; GENES, REPORTER; HUMANS; INFANT; LIPIDS; MYOBLASTS; PRIMARY CELL CULTURE; TRANSFECTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84936780473     PISSN: 00222631     EISSN: 14321424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00232-014-9766-5     Document Type: Article

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