Histone acetylation: A possible mechanism for the inheritance of cell memory at mitosis

BioEssays

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 67-74

  Jeppesen, Peter ^a  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0031026225     PISSN: 02659247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bies.950190111     Document Type: Review

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