Comparative analysis of DNA vectors at mediating RNAi in Anopheles mosquito cells and larvae

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 206, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1817-1823

  Brown, Anthony E ^a   Crisanti, Andrea ^a   Catteruccia, Flaminia ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anopheles; DNA vector; EGFP; Gene silencing; Heritable RNA interference; Mosquito; RNAi

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; CELL LINE; GENETIC VECTORS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, DOUBLE-STRANDED;

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ANOPHELES STEPHENSI; EUKARYOTA; INSECTA;

EID: 0037783285     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.00360     Document Type: Article

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