How do linker histones mediate differential gene expression?

BioEssays

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 367-371

  Crane Robinson, Colyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTONE; RNA 5S;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALS; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HISTONES; OOCYTES; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 5S; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALIA; VERTEBRATA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0033135746     PISSN: 02659247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1521-1878(199905)21:5<367::AID-BIES2>3.0.CO;2-4     Document Type: Review

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