RNA interference in neuroscience

Molecular Brain Research

Volumn 132, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 260-270

  Genc, Sermin ^a   Koroglu, Tolga F ^a   Genc, Kursad ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cellular and molecular biology; Functional genomics; Gene silencing; Gene structure and function: general; Gene therapy; Neurodegenerative disorders; RNA interference; Small interfering RNA

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; MESSENGER RNA; RNA;

CONFERENCE PAPER; GENE FUNCTION; GENE SILENCING; GENOME; HETEROCHROMATIN; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; RNA INTERFERENCE; TRANSPOSON;

ANIMALS; GENOMICS; HUMANS; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; NEUROSCIENCES; RNA INTERFERENCE;

EID: 9744282685     PISSN: 0169328X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molbrainres.2004.02.004     Document Type: Conference Paper

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