High-throughput RNAi in Caenorhabditis elegans: Genome-wide screens and functional genomics

Differentiation

Volumn 72, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 81-91

  Sugimoto, Asako ^a  

^a RIKEN   (Japan)

Author keywords

C. elegans; Functional genomics; RNAi

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED RNA;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; DNA MICROARRAY; FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS; GENE INACTIVATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC SCREENING; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW; RNA ANALYSIS; RNA INTERFERENCE; ANIMAL; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE TRANSFER; GENETICS; GENOMICS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; GENOMICS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; RNA INTERFERENCE;

EID: 5544315049     PISSN: 03014681     EISSN: 14320436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-0436.2004.07202004.x     Document Type: Review

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