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liposome

Broader Terms:

drug delivery system

Broader Terms:

membrane

Related Terms:

drug vehicle

Related Terms:

gene delivery system

Related Terms:

transfection

Scope Note:

single or multilaminar vesicles (made from lecithins or other lipids) that can be used for the delivery of a variety of biological molecules or molecular complexes to cells, for example, drug delivery and gene transfer; also used to study membranes and membrane proteins.

Term Number:

0418-3232


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