Silencing genes by RNA interference in the protozoan parasite entamoeba histolytica

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 442, Issue , 2008, Pages 113-128

  Solis, Carlos F ^a   Guillén, Nancy ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

Entamoeba histolytica; Gene silencing; RNA interference (RNAi); Small interfering RNA (siRNA)

Indexed keywords

ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; EUKARYOTA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 84934442385     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-59745-191-8_9     Document Type: Article

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