Gene silencing of human RAMP2 mediated by short-interfering RNA

International Journal of Molecular Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 531-535

  Albertin, Giovanna ^a   Ruggero, Maristella ^a   Guidolin, Diego ^a   Nussdorfer, Gastone G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adrenomedullin; Gene silencing; Humans; RAMP2; Real time polymerase chain reaction; Short interfering RNA

Indexed keywords

ADRENOMEDULLIN; CARBOCYANINE; COLLAGEN; LAMININ; MATRIGEL; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEOGLYCAN; RECEPTOR ACTIVITY MODIFYING PROTEIN; SIGNAL PEPTIDE; SMALL INTERFERING RNA;

ARTICLE; CAPILLARY; CELL LINE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA INTERFERENCE;

ADRENOMEDULLIN; CAPILLARIES; CARBOCYANINES; CELL LINE; COLLAGEN; DRUG COMBINATIONS; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; LAMININ; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; PROTEOGLYCANS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 34249781266     PISSN: 11073756     EISSN: 1791244X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.18.4.531     Document Type: Article

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