X-chromosome inactivation: Lessons from transgenic mice

Gene

Volumn 255, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 363-371

  Pereira, Lygia V ^a   Vasques, Luciana R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Model for XCI; Tsix; Xist

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ANIMAL MODEL; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DIPLOID CELL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; METHYLATION; MODEL; MOUSE; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STEM CELL; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

ANIMAL; DOSAGE COMPENSATION (GENETICS); MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MICE, TRANSGENIC; RNA, UNTRANSLATED; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; X CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0034687065     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1119(00)00313-9     Document Type: Review

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