Chemicals and Drugs

Cell-Penetrating Peptides

Peptides that have the ability to enter cells by crossing the plasma membrane directly, or through uptake by the endocytotic pathway.

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Abstract

Peptides that have the ability to enter cells by crossing the plasma membrane directly, or through uptake by the endocytotic pathway.

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8 entry terms
  • Cell Penetrating Peptide
  • Cell-Penetrating Peptide
  • Peptides, Cell-Penetrating
  • Cell Penetrating Peptides
  • Penetrating Peptide, Cell
  • Peptide, Cell Penetrating
  • Peptide, Cell-Penetrating
  • Peptides, Cell Penetrating

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29 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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History Note

2011

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Previous Indexing

  • Drug Carriers (2004-2010)
  • Drug Delivery Systems (2000-2010)
  • Peptides (2000-2010)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Cell-Penetrating Peptides. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D057846. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D057846
  2. Cell-Penetrating Peptides. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell-penetrating_peptide
  3. Cell-Penetrating Peptides. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q189096