siRNA Knockdown of Gene Expression in Endothelial Cells

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 764, Issue , 2011, Pages 215-222

  Dennstedt, Emily ^a   Bryan, Brad ^a  

^a WORCESTER STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

gene knockdown; human umbilical vein endothelial cells; RNA interference; siRNA transfection

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENT DYE; MESSENGER RNA; RHO KINASE; SMALL INTERFERING RNA;

ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; RNA INTERFERENCE; UMBILICAL VEIN;

ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT DYES; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE KNOCKDOWN TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; RHO-ASSOCIATED KINASES; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; TRANSFECTION; UMBILICAL VEINS;

EID: 79960932071     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: 19406029     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-188-8_14     Document Type: Chapter

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