Characterisation of catalytic nucleic acids targeting the survival of motor neuron messenger RNA

Neuroscience Research Communications

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 95-106

  Trülzsch, Barbara ^a   Davies, Kay ^a   Wood, Matthew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DNAzyme; Ribozyme; Spinal muscular atrophy; Survival of motor neuron gene

Indexed keywords

DEOXYRIBOZYME; MAGNESIUM; MESSENGER RNA; RIBOZYME;

ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; IN VIVO STUDY; LETHALITY; MOTONEURON; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOGENESIS; PROTEIN TARGETING; RNA CLEAVAGE; SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY; SURVIVAL MOTOR NEURON GENE;

EID: 0037879487     PISSN: 08936609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nrc.10064     Document Type: Article

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