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Original Article

Cationic lipids, phosphatidylethanolamine and the intracellular delivery of polymeric, nucleic acid-based drugs (Review)

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Pages 1-14 | Received 01 Sep 1997, Accepted 03 Dec 1997, Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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