Fol. Biol. 2016, 62, 90-94

https://doi.org/10.14712/fb2016062020090

Intracellular Delivery of Synthetic dsRNA to Leukemic Cells Induces Apoptotic and Necrotic Cell Death

S. M. Mahmud, K. J. Mek, Adi Idris

PAPRSB Institute of Health Sciences, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei Darussalam

Received January 2016
Accepted March 2016

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