Trypanosoma brucei RNA interference in the mammalian host

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 140, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 127-131

  Lecordier, Laurence ^a   Walgraffe, David ^a   Devaux, Sara ^a   Poelvoorde, Philippe ^a   Pays, Etienne ^a   Vanhamme, Luc ^a  

^a FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Mammalian host; RNA interference; Trypanosoma brucei

Indexed keywords

CRE RECOMBINASE; DOXYCYCLINE; RNA; TETRACYCLINE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIGENIC VARIATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN INDUCTION; RNA INTERFERENCE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

EID: 13444291927     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2004.12.009     Document Type: Article

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