RNAi: An ever-growing puzzle

Trends in Biochemical Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 196-201

  Denli, Ahmet M ^a   Hannon, Gregory J ^a  

^a Simons Center for Quantitative Biology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; NUCLEIC ACID; RNA;

BIOLOGY; GENE CONTROL; GENE SILENCING; HETEROCHROMATIN; NONHUMAN; PARASITE; PATHOGENICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

EID: 0037396027     PISSN: 09680004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-0004(03)00058-6     Document Type: Review

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