Lentivector-mediated RNAi efficiently downregulates expression of murine TNF-α gene in vitro and in vivo

Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology - Medical Science

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 112-117

  Wang, Xuezhen ^a   Tang, Ronghua ^a   Xue, Zheng ^a   Jiang, Feng ^b   Zhang, Min ^a   Bu, Bitao ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region's Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

Lentivirus; Neurodegenerative disease; Npc mice; RNA interference; TNF

Indexed keywords

SMALL INTERFERING RNA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DOWN REGULATION; FEMALE; GENE VECTOR; GENETICS; LENTIVIRINAE; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; NIEMANN PICK DISEASE; RNA INTERFERENCE;

ANIMALS; DOWN-REGULATION; FEMALE; GENETIC VECTORS; LENTIVIRUS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; NIEMANN-PICK DISEASE, TYPE C; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 67650645169     PISSN: 16720733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11596-009-0124-2     Document Type: Article

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