RNA-interference methods for gene-knockdown in the sea louse, Lepeophtheirus salmonis: Studies on a putative prostaglandin E synthase

Parasitology

Volumn 136, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 867-874

  Campbell, E M ^a   Pert, C C ^b   Bowman, A S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

dsRNAi; Gene knockdown; Glutathione transferase; Lepeophtheirus salmonis; MAPEG; Microsomal prostaglandin E synthase; RNA interference; Sea lice

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; PROSTAGLANDIN E SYNTHASE;

ARTICLE; GENE SEQUENCE; LOUSE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA INTERFERENCE;

ANIMALS; COPEPODA; FEMALE; GENE KNOCKDOWN TECHNIQUES; GENES, MITOCHONDRIAL; INJECTIONS; INTRAMOLECULAR OXIDOREDUCTASES; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, DOUBLE-STRANDED; SALMO SALAR;

LEPEOPHTHEIRUS SALMONIS; PHTHIRAPTERA;

EID: 67749135253     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: 14698161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182009990357     Document Type: Article

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