Short-interfering RNAs as antivirals against rabies

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 224-225

  Brandão, Paulo Eduardo ^a   Castilho, Juliana Galera ^b   Fahl, Willian ^b   Carnieli Jr , Pedro ^b   Oliveira, Rafael de Novaes ^b   Macedo, Carla Isabel ^b   Carrieri, Maria Luiza ^b   Kotait, Ivanete ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Instituto Pasteur de Sao Paulo   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antiviral; Rabies; siRNA

Indexed keywords

ANTIVIRUS AGENT; MESSENGER RNA; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; VIRUS NUCLEOPROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN BHK; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; RABIES; RABIES VIRUS; RNA INTERFERENCE; VIRUS REPLICATION; VIRUS STRAIN;

EID: 34547092414     PISSN: 14138670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1413-86702007000200011     Document Type: Article

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