Splicing and the single cell

Histology and Histopathology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 239-249

  Elliott, D J ^a  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Nucleus; Pre mRNA; Spliceosome

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA PRECURSOR;

ALTERNATIVE RNA SPLICING; EXON; GENE CONTROL; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; INTRON; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPLICEOSOME;

ALTERNATIVE SPLICING; ANIMALS; CELL NUCLEUS; CELLS; EXONS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS;

EUKARYOTA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0033963340     PISSN: 02133911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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