[New type of carriers of biologically active substances: liposomes].
1979
M Giomini, and
A M Giuliani, and
D Gattegno, and
F Conti
UI
MeSH Term
Description
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D008081
Liposomes
Artificial, single or multilaminar vesicles (made from lecithins or other lipids) that are used for the delivery of a variety of biological molecules or molecular complexes to cells, for example, drug delivery and gene transfer. They are also used to study membranes and membrane proteins.
A quality of cell membranes which permits the passage of solvents and solutes into and out of cells.
Permeability, Cell Membrane
D006801
Humans
Members of the species Homo sapiens.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001692
Biological Transport
The movement of materials (including biochemical substances and drugs) through a biological system at the cellular level. The transport can be across cell membranes and epithelial layers. It also can occur within intracellular compartments and extracellular compartments.