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Definition of Liposomes
1. liposome [n] - See also: liposome
Medical Definition of Liposomes
1. Synthetic, relatively uniform bilayer lipid membrane-bound vesicles formed by emulsification of cell membranes in dilute salt solutions. Liposomes are being developed as an approach for drug delivery in which relatively toxic drugs, e.g., amphotericin b, doxorubicin, and pentavalent antimony, are "wrapped" inside a liposome and tagged with an organ-specific antibody. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Liposomes
Literary usage of Liposomes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Contributions by Dept. of Anatomy, University of Minnesota Dept. of Anatomy, University of Minnesota (1917)
"In distribution the liposomes, as noted in the fresh sections, ... The liposomes
in the cortical cell strands through the medulla of the newborn rat usually ..."
2. Inside the Cell by Maya Pines (1990)
"liposomes—Drug Delivery Vehicles of the Future In 1980, two groups of researchers
used liposomes filled with a common antibiotic to cure mice having a ..."
3. Thin Polymer and Phospholipid Films for Biosensors: Characterisation with by Torbjorn Tjarnhage (1997)
"As a further element we have introduced ATP containing liposomes for studying
vesicle adsorption and fusion. This provided both qualitative and quantitative ..."
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