Two hypotheses to explain why RNA interference does not work in animal parasitic nematodes

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 43-47

  Viney, M E ^a   Thompson, F J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Nematodes, Caenorhabditis elegans; RNA interference; RNAi

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; SMALL INTERFERING RNA;

GENE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; NEMATODE; PARASITE; RNA;

ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; GENE SILENCING; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; RNA INTERFERENCE;

ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; GENE SILENCING; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, DOUBLE-STRANDED; RNA, HELMINTH;

ANIMALIA; CAENORHABDITIS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; NEMATODA;

EID: 37048998934     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2007.08.006     Document Type: Article

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