Nuclear structure, gene expression and development

Critical Reviews in Eukaryotic Gene Expression

Volumn 9, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 203-212

  Brown, Karen ^a  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chromatin; Nucleus; Transcription

Indexed keywords

CELL CYCLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL NUCLEUS INCLUSION BODY; CELL NUCLEUS MATRIX; CHROMATIN; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOME; HETEROCHROMATIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW;

EID: 0033381668     PISSN: 10454403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/CritRevEukarGeneExpr.v9.i3-4.50     Document Type: Review

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