Poly(L-Lysine) and copolymers for gene delivery

Polymeric Gene Delivery: Principles and Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 79-95

  Lee, Minhyung ^a,b   Kim, Sung Wan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b Inha University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

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EID: 85055551419     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1201/9780203500477     Document Type: Chapter

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