RNA interference: Learning gene knock-down from cell physiology

Journal of Translational Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue , 2004, Pages

  Mocellin, Simone ^a   Provenzano, Maurizio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLASMID DNA; PLASMID VECTOR; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; VIRUS VECTOR;

ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CELL FUNCTION; DISEASE COURSE; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE SILENCING; GENETICS; NONHUMAN; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; REVIEW; RNA INTERFERENCE;

EID: 18144418983     PISSN: 14795876     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1479-5876-2-39     Document Type: Review

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