Non-coding RNA in apicomplexan parasites

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 174, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-7

  Matrajt, Mariana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Non coding RNA apicomplexa

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA; PIWI INTERACTING RNA; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; TRANSCRIPTOME; UNTRANSLATED RNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; APICOMPLEXA; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; PLASMODIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; TOXOPLASMA;

APICOMPLEXA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; RNA, PROTOZOAN; RNA, UNTRANSLATED;

APICOMPLEXA;

EID: 77955847209     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molbiopara.2010.06.002     Document Type: Review

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