Transcriptional control: Repression by local chromatin modification

Current Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 19, 1998, Pages

  Ashraf, Shovon I ^a   Ip, Y Tony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 0032563941     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9822(98)70435-x     Document Type: Article

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