Histone acetylation and control of gene expression

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 1991, Pages 13-20

  Turner, Bryan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTONE;

CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NUCLEOSOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ACETYLATION; REVIEW;

ACETYLATION; ANIMAL; CHROMATIN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HISTONES; LYSINE; NUCLEOSOMES; PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0025779831     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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