Regulation of X-chromosome inactivation in development in mice and humans

Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 362-378

  Goto, Tetsuya ^a   Monk, Marilyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ANIMAL CELL; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENE DOSAGE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LOCUS; GENOME IMPRINTING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; REGULATOR GENE; REVIEW; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0031811256     PISSN: 10922172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/mmbr.62.2.362-378.1998     Document Type: Review

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