RNA interference for the study and genetic manipulation of ticks

Trends in Parasitology

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 427-433

  de la Fuente, José ^a,b   Kocan, Katherine M ^a   Almazán, Consuelo ^a,c   Blouin, Edmour F ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN RECURSOS CINEGÉTICOS IREC CSIC UCLM JCCM   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE TAMAULIPAS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE FUNCTION; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC MANIPULATION; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; RNA INTERFERENCE; TICK;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS; GENE SILENCING; HUMANS; RNA INTERFERENCE; TICK CONTROL; TICK-BORNE DISEASES; TICKS; VACCINES;

ANIMALIA; IXODIDA;

EID: 34548033965     PISSN: 14714922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2007.07.002     Document Type: Review

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