Imprinting mechanisms

Genome Research

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 881-900

  Constância, Miguel ^a   Pickard, Benjamin ^a   Kelsey, Gavin ^a   Reik, Wolf ^a  

^a BABRAHAM INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ALLELE; DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; DNA METHYLATION; GENOME IMPRINTING; GERM LINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0031762651     PISSN: 10889051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gr.8.9.881     Document Type: Review

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