MicroRNAs in parasites and parasite infection

RNA Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 371-379

  Zheng, Yadong ^a,b,c   Cai, Xuepeng ^a   Bradley, Janette E ^c  

^a Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute   (China)

^b AGRO ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION INSTITUTE   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Helminth; miRNA; Neoblast; Protozoan; snoRNA

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; MICRORNA; RNA INDUCED SILENCING COMPLEX; RNA PRECURSOR; SMALL NUCLEOLAR RNA; ANTIPARASITIC AGENT; HELMINTH RNA; PROTOZOAL RNA;

ARTHROPOD; ARTICLE; BIOGENESIS; CESTODE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE SILENCING; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE CLEARANCE; PARASITOSIS; PLATYHELMINTH; PROTOZOAL GENETICS; PROTOZOON; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TREMATODE; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HELMINTH; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NEOBLAST; PARASITE; PARASITOLOGY; REVIEW; RNA INTERFERENCE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

HELMINTH; MIRNA; NEOBLAST; PROTOZOAN; SNORNA;

ANIMALS; ANTIPARASITIC AGENTS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; MICRORNAS; PARASITES; PARASITIC DISEASES; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, HELMINTH; RNA, PROTOZOAN; RNA, SMALL NUCLEOLAR; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84875001248     PISSN: 15476286     EISSN: 15558584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/rna.23716     Document Type: Article

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