Using RNA interference to manipulate endogenous gene expression in Schistosoma mansoni sporocysts

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 205-215

  Boyle, Jon P ^a   Wu, Xiao Jun ^a   Shoemaker, Chuck B ^b   Yoshino, Timothy P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Quantitative PCR; RNA interference; Schistosoma mansoni; Sporocyst

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER; GLYCERALDEHYDE 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; GLUCOSE TRANSPORT; LARVA; MIRACIDIUM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA SYNTHESIS; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; TECHNOLOGY;

PARALICHTHYS DENTATUS; PLATYHELMINTHES; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMATIDAE;

EID: 0038222465     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(03)00078-1     Document Type: Article

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