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liposomes (artificial)
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Definition
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.
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Broader Term
artificial membranes
Related Term
artificial cells
drug delivery systems
niosomes
Spanish
liposomas
Term Number
12604