Functional genomics of parasitic worms: The dawn of a new era

Parasitology International

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 319-325

  Brooks, Darren R ^a   Isaac, R Elwyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

RNAi; Transfection

Indexed keywords

RNA;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; LIFE CYCLE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; ONCHOCERCA VOLVULUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, REPORTER; GENOMICS; NEMATODA; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RNA, ANTISENSE; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; TRANSFECTION;

CAENORHABDITIS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; NEMATODA;

EID: 0036888049     PISSN: 13835769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1383-5769(02)00063-6     Document Type: Review

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