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Research Article

Comparative studies on the genotoxicity and cytotoxicity of polymeric gene carriers polyethylenimine (PEI) and polyamidoamine (PAMAM) dendrimer in Jurkat T-cells

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Pages 357-366 | Received 06 Oct 2009, Accepted 17 Nov 2009, Published online: 15 Jun 2010

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