Modulation of Igf2 genomic imprinting in mice induced by 5-azacytidine, an inhibitor of DNA methylation

Molecular Endocrinology

Volumn 11, Issue 13, 1997, Pages 1891-1898

  Hu, Ji Fan ^b   Nguyen, Pamela H ^b   Pham, Nga V ^b   Vu, Thanh H ^b   Hoffman, Andrew R ^a  

^a VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZACITIDINE; MESSENGER RNA; SOMATOMEDIN B;

ALLELE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMETHYLATION; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA METHYLATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENOME IMPRINTING; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030734880     PISSN: 08888809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/mend.11.13.0030     Document Type: Article

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