Preferred Term:
liposomes (artificial)
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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URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/12604
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