RNAi - Prospects for a general technique for determining gene function

Parasitology Today

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 347-349

  Kuwabara, Patricia E ^a   Coulson, Alan ^a  

^a WELLCOME TRUST SANGER INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY RNA; DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; RNA; VACCINE;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; DATA BASE; DRUG DEVELOPMENT; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAG; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOME; NONHUMAN; PARASITE; PHENOTYPE; SHORT SURVEY; TECHNIQUE; TRYPANOSOMA;

ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; GENE DELETION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HUMANS; RNA, DOUBLE-STRANDED; RNA, HELMINTH;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

EID: 0034255961     PISSN: 01694758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-4758(00)01677-X     Document Type: Short Survey

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