The Possible “Proton Sponge ” Effect of Polyethylenimine (PEI) Does Not Include Change in Lysosomal pH

Rikke V Benjaminsen; Maria A Mattebjerg; Jonas R Henriksen; S Moein Moghimi; Thomas L Andresen

doi:10.1038/mt.2012.185

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The Possible “Proton Sponge ” Effect of Polyethylenimine (PEI) Does Not Include Change in Lysosomal pH

Rikke V Benjaminsen Maria A Mattebjerg Jonas R Henriksen S Moein Moghimi Thomas L Andresen

Molecular Therapy Vol. 21 No. 1 pp. 149-157 · Elsevier BV

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Rikke V Benjaminsen, Maria A Mattebjerg, Jonas R Henriksen, et al. (2013). The Possible “Proton Sponge ” Effect of Polyethylenimine (PEI) Does Not Include Change in Lysosomal pH. Molecular Therapy, 21(1), 149-157. https://doi.org/10.1038/mt.2012.185

The Possible “Proton Sponge ” Effect of Polyethylenimine (PEI) Does Not Include Change in Lysosomal pH

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