Effects of Trypanosoma brucei tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetases silencing by RNA interference

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 757-762

  García, Liliana Torcoroma ^b   Leite, Ney Ribeiro ^a   Alfonzo, Juan D ^c   Thiemann, Otavio Henrique ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Kinetoplastid; RNA interference; Trypanosoma brucei; Tryptophanyl tRNA synthetase

Indexed keywords

KINETOPLASTIDA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

EID: 36248932515     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762007000600016     Document Type: Article

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