Double-stranded RNA injection produces null phenotypes in zebrafish

Developmental Biology

Volumn 217, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 394-405

  Li, Yin Xiong ^a   Farrell, Michael J ^a   Liu, Ruiping ^a   Mohanty, Nita ^a   Kirby, Margaret L ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED RNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC ENGINEERING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SILENCER GENE; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALIA; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; DANIO RERIO; ERINACEIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034650510     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/dbio.1999.9540     Document Type: Article

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