Comparative analyses for selecting effective siRNA sequences

Chem-Bio Informatics Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 69-84

  Takasaki, Shigeru ^a   Konagaya, Akihiko ^a  

^a RIKEN YOKOHAMA INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gene silencing; RNA interference; siRNA; siRNA guideline; Target sequence

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947632565     PISSN: 13476297     EISSN: 13470442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1273/cbij.6.69     Document Type: Article

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