Stimulation of V(D)J recombination by histone acetylation

Current Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 483-486

  McBlane, Fraser ^a   Boyes, Joan ^b  

^a BASEL INSTITUTE FOR IMMUNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0034175813     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(00)00449-8     Document Type: Article

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