RNAi in Haemonchus contortus: a potential method for target validation

Trends in Parasitology

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 495-499

  Zawadzki, Jody L ^a   Presidente, Paul J A ^a   Meeusen, Els N ^b   De Veer, Michael J ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; MESSENGER RNA; SMALL INTERFERING RNA;

BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; ELECTROPORATION; GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; GENE FUNCTION; GENE TARGETING; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; NONHUMAN; RELIABILITY; RNA DEGRADATION; RNA INTERFERENCE; SHORT SURVEY; TRANSGENICS; VALIDATION STUDY;

ANIMALS; GENE TARGETING; GENES, HELMINTH; HAEMONCHUS; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, HELMINTH;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; NEMATODA;

EID: 33749044812     PISSN: 14714922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2006.08.015     Document Type: Short Survey

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