The advent of RNA interference in Entomology

Entomological Science

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-8

  Mito, Taro ^a   Nakamura, Taro ^a   Bando, Tetsuya ^a   Ohuchi, Hideyo ^a   Noji, Sumihare ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Development; Insecticides; Insects; Loss of function; Regeneration; RNAi

Indexed keywords

DROSOPHILIDAE; HEXAPODA;

EID: 78650996541     PISSN: 13438786     EISSN: 14798298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-8298.2010.00408.x     Document Type: Review

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