Reverse genetics and the study of the immune response to schistosomes

Parasite Immunology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 215-221

  Pearce, E J ^a   Freitas, T C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biolistics; Electroporation; RNA interference; Schistosomes; Transgenesis

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 4; SMALL INTERFERING RNA;

BIOLISTIC TRANSFORMATION; CELL STIMULATION; ELECTROPORATION; GENE FUNCTION; GENETICS; HOST RESISTANCE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOBIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROPOSON; RETROVIRUS; REVIEW; RNA INTERFERENCE; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; TH2 CELL; TRANSGENICS; TRANSPOSON;

ANIMALS; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

SCHISTOSOMA;

EID: 40449106690     PISSN: 01419838     EISSN: 13653024     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3024.2007.01005.x     Document Type: Review

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