RNA interference in protozoan parasites: Achievements and challenges

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1156-1163

  Kolev, Nikolay G ^a   Tschudi, Christian ^a   Ullu, Elisabetta ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SMALL INTERFERING RNA;

ANIMAL; ENTAMOEBA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; PARASITE; PLASMODIUM; REVIEW; RNA INTERFERENCE; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

ANIMALS; ENTAMOEBA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LEISHMANIA BRAZILIENSIS; PARASITES; PLASMODIUM; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI;

ENTAMOEBA; GIARDIA; PROTOZOA; TOXOPLASMA;

EID: 80052344748     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.05114-11     Document Type: Review

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