Transcription: Gene control by targeted histone acetylation

Current Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 1998, Pages

  Imhof, Axel ^a   Wolffe, Alan P ^a  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0032482318     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9822(98)70268-4     Document Type: Article

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