Use of RNAi in C. elegans

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 442, Issue , 2008, Pages 129-137

  Ohkumo, Tsuyoshi ^a   Masutani, Chikahide ^b   Eki, Toshihiko ^b   Hanaoka, Fumio ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

C. elegans; DNA polymerase ; Embryogenesis; RNAi; UV C

Indexed keywords

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84934444726     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-59745-191-8_10     Document Type: Article

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