RNAi screening to identify postembryonic phenotypes in C. elegans

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 60, 2012, Pages

  Beifuss, Katherine K ^a   Gumienny, Tina L ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

C. elegans; Developmental biology; Issue 60; Library screen; Postembryonic development; RNAi

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857818180     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/3442     Document Type: Article

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