microRNA profiling in the zoonotic parasite Echinococcus canadensis using a high-throughput approach

Abstract Background microRNAs (miRNAs), a class of small non-coding RNAs, are key regulators of gene expression at post-transcriptional level and play essential roles in fundamental biological processes such as development and metabolism. The particular developmental and metabolic characteristics of...

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Main Authors: Natalia Macchiaroli, Marcela Cucher, Magdalena Zarowiecki, Lucas Maldonado, Laura Kamenetzky, Mara Cecilia Rosenzvit
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2015-02-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-0686-8