SiRNAs and miRNAs: Small RNA molecules for big tasks

Acta Physiologiae Plantarum

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 363-369

  Lesicka, Joanna ^a   Piontek, Paulina ^a   Szweykowska Kulińska, Zofia ^a   Jarmołowski, Artur ^a  

^a ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Development; Gene silencing; miRNA; Plant; PTGS; siRNA

Indexed keywords

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EID: 4944264706     PISSN: 01375881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11738-004-0026-7     Document Type: Review

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