The use of RNAi to analyze gene function in spirotrichous ciliates

European Journal of Protistology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 449-454

  Paschka, Adrian G ^a   Jönsson, Franziska ^a   Maier, Verena ^a   Möllenbeck, Matthias ^a   Paeschke, Katrin ^a   Postberg, Jan ^a   Rupprecht, Sina ^a   Lipps, Hans J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ciliate; MDP1; p43; PIWI; RNAi; Telomerase; Telomere binding protein

Indexed keywords

CILIOPHORA; EUKARYOTA; EUPLOTES; OXYTRICHA; PROTOZOA; STYLONYCHIA;

EID: 0842323836     PISSN: 09324739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0932-4739-00019     Document Type: Conference Paper

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