Paternal X-chromosome inactivation in human trophoblastic cells

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 77-80

  Goto, Tetsuya ^a   Wright, Elizabeth ^a   Monk, Marilyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Androgen receptor gene; Chorionic villus; DNA methylation; Genomic imprinting; X chromosome inactivation

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; MESODERM; MOUSE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; TROPHOBLAST; X CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALS; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MALE; MESODERM; MICE; PREGNANCY; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; TROPHOBLASTS; X CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0030634527     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/3.1.77     Document Type: Article

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