RNAi-mediated gene silencing in tick synganglia: A proof of concept study

BMC Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Karim, Shahid ^a   Kenny, Bronwyn ^a   Troiano, Emily ^a   Mather, Thomas N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENE EXPRESSION; NEUROLOGY; RNA; TISSUE;

GENE SILENCING; NEUROBIOLOGY; TICK SYNGANGLIA;

GENETIC ENGINEERING;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE (POTASSIUM SODIUM); BETA ACTIN; DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; NEUROPEPTIDE; ACTIN; SALIVA PROTEIN;

ADULT ANIMAL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN; FEMALE; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE SILENCING; IN VITRO STUDY; MIDGUT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; RNA INTERFERENCE; SALIVARY GLAND; SYNGANGLIA; TICK; ANIMAL; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; INJECTION; INTESTINE; IXODES; METABOLISM;

IXODES SCAPULARIS; IXODIDA;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; FEMALE; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; INJECTIONS; INTESTINES; IXODES; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, DOUBLE-STRANDED; SALIVARY GLANDS; SALIVARY PROTEINS; SODIUM-POTASSIUM-EXCHANGING ATPASE; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 43749123743     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6750-8-30     Document Type: Article

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