RNA interference as a plausible anticancer therapeutic tool

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 2445-2452

  Ramachandran, Puthucode Venkatakrishnan ^a   Ignacimuthu, Savarimuthu ^a  

^a LOYOLA COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Gynecologic cancers; Liver cancer; Lung cancer; miRNA; Sirna treatment; Urologic cancers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874045787     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7314/APJCP.2012.13.6.2445     Document Type: Short Survey

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