Xist and X chromosome inactivation

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 140, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 71-76

  Kay, Graham F ^a  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gene targeting; Genomic imprinting; Transgenic; X inactivation; Xist

Indexed keywords

NUCLEAR PROTEIN;

ALLELE; CELL NUCLEUS; CONFERENCE PAPER; GENE DOSAGE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HETEROZYGOTE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; TRANSGENE; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION; X CHROMOSOME LINKAGE;

DOSAGE COMPENSATION, GENETIC; FEMALE; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; HUMANS; RNA, UNTRANSLATED; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; X CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0032565731     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0303-7207(98)00032-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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