RNAit: An automated web-based tool for the selection of RNAi targets in Trypanosoma brucei

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 115-118

  Redmond, Seth ^a   Vadivelu, Jamuna ^a,b   Field, Mark C ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Functional genomics; RNA interference; Suppression; Trypanosoma

Indexed keywords

DNA; RNA;

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; DNA SEQUENCE; MELTING POINT; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

EID: 0037466382     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(03)00045-8     Document Type: Article

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