Alteration of DNA methylation levels in MRL lupus mice

Clinical and Experimental Immunology

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 265-269

  Mizugaki, M ^a   Yamaguchi, T ^a   Ishiwata, S ^a   Shindo, H ^a   Hishinuma, T ^a   Nozaki, S ^b   Nose, M ^c  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b OHTA NISHINOUCHI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c TOHOKU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

5 azacytidine; 5 methyldeoxycytidine; Autoimmune disease; DNA methylation; MRL Mp lpr lpr mice

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030810327     PISSN: 00099104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.1997.tb08326.x     Document Type: Article

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