Development of an in Vivo RNAi protocol to investigate gene function in the filarial nematode, Brugia malayi

PLoS Pathogens

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2010, Pages

  Song, Chuanzhe ^a   Gallup, Jack M ^a   Day, Tim A ^a   Bartholomay, Lyric C ^a   Kimber, Michael J ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; HELMINTH RNA;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ARTICLE; BRUGIA MALAYI; GENE FUNCTION; GENE REPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PHENOTYPE; RNA INTERFERENCE; ANIMAL; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG DEVELOPMENT; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; METHODOLOGY; MOSQUITO; NEMATODE; PARASITOLOGY; TECHNIQUE;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ANIMALIA; BRUGIA MALAYI; NEMATODA;

ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; BRUGIA MALAYI; CULICIDAE; CYSTEINE PROTEASES; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; DRUG DISCOVERY; METHODS; NEMATODA; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, DOUBLE-STRANDED; RNA, HELMINTH; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING;

EID: 78651240094     PISSN: 15537366     EISSN: 15537374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1001239     Document Type: Article

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