RNA interference: A promising approach to antiviral therapy?

Trends in Molecular Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 505-508

  Silva, Jose M ^a   Hammond, Scott M ^a   Hannon, Gregory J ^a  

^a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Cold Spring Harbor   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; COMPLEMENTARY RNA; DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; MICRORNA; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; UNTRANSLATED RNA;

ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; GENE FUNCTION; GENE REPRESSION; GENE SILENCING; MAMMAL CELL; NONHUMAN; RNA INTERFERENCE; VIRUS ATTENUATION; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS REPLICATION; VIRUS RESISTANCE; ANIMAL; DRUG THERAPY; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; RNA VIRUSES;

ANIMALS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; DRUG THERAPY; GENE SILENCING; HUMANS; MICRORNAS; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, ANTISENSE; RNA, DOUBLE-STRANDED; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; RNA, UNTRANSLATED; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 0036840946     PISSN: 14714914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1471-4914(02)02421-8     Document Type: Review

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