DNA methylation, heterochromatin and epigenetic carcinogens

Mutation Research - Reviews in Mutation Research

Volumn 386, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 163-180

  Klein, Catherine B ^a   Costa, Max ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; Epigenetic carcinogen; Heterochromatin; Nickel

Indexed keywords

CARCINOGEN; NICKEL;

CARCINOGENESIS; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; DNA METHYLATION; EVOLUTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; MODEL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRANSGENE;

EID: 0030904893     PISSN: 13835742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1383-5742(96)00052-X     Document Type: Article

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