RNA intereference: A powerful laboratory tool and its therapeutic implications

Hippokratia

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 112-115

  Felekkis, K ^a   Deltas, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Gene silencing; miRNA; RNA interference; siRNA

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; MICRORNA; SMALL INTERFERING RNA;

CELLULAR IMMUNITY; EUKARYOTIC CELL; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SILENCING; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LABORATORY TEST; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; NONHUMAN; PLANT; REGULATOR GENE; REVIEW; RNA INTERFERENCE; SCIENTIST; WORM;

EID: 33750213249     PISSN: 11084189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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