RNA interference by feeding in vitro-synthesized double-stranded RNA to planarians: Methodology and dynamics

Developmental Dynamics

Volumn 242, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 718-730

  Rouhana, Labib ^a   Weiss, Jennifer A ^a   Forsthoefel, David J ^a   Lee, Hayoung ^b   King, Ryan S ^a   Inoue, Takeshi ^b   Shibata, Norito ^b   Agata, Kiyokazu ^b   Newmark, Phillip A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dugesia japonica; Planarian; RNA interference; RNAi; Schmidtea mediterranea; SiRNA

Indexed keywords

CARISOPRODOL; DOUBLE STRANDED RNA;

ARTICLE; FEEDING; GENE FUNCTION; GERMLINE MICRONUCLEUS; IN VITRO STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA SYNTHESIS; TURBELLARIA;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; GENETIC VECTORS; PHENOTYPE; PLANARIANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, DOUBLE-STRANDED;

DUGESIA JAPONICA; PLANARIA; SCHMIDTEA MEDITERRANEA; TURBELLARIA;

EID: 84878137449     PISSN: 10588388     EISSN: 10970177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.23950     Document Type: Article

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