Factors affecting susceptibility to RNA interference in Haemonchus contortus and in vivo silencing of an H11 aminopeptidase gene

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 51-59

  Samarasinghe, Buddhini ^a   Knox, David P ^b   Britton, Collette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b MOREDUN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

H11 aminopeptidase; Haemonchus contortus; In vivo; Parasitic nematode; RNA interference

Indexed keywords

AMINOPEPTIDASE; BETA TUBULIN; RNA HELICASE;

BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; GENE EXPRESSION; NEMATODE; PARASITOLOGY; PROTEIN; RNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAG; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; IN VIVO STUDY; LETHALITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA INTERFERENCE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINOPEPTIDASES; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD13; FECES; HAEMONCHIASIS; HAEMONCHUS; HELMINTH PROTEINS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; PARASITE EGG COUNT; RNA INTERFERENCE; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES;

ANIMALIA; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; NEMATODA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 78650179159     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2010.07.005     Document Type: Article

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