DNA methylation and control of gene expression in vertebrate development

Essays in Biochemistry

Volumn 37, Issue , 2001, Pages 59-70

  Meehan, Richard R ^a   Stancheva, Irina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DNA METHYLATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MOUSE; REVIEW; TIME; XENOPUS LAEVIS; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMAL; DNA METHYLATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; MICE; MODELS, GENETIC; TIME FACTORS; XENOPUS LAEVIS; ZEBRAFISH;

EID: 0035542551     PISSN: 00711365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/bse0370059     Document Type: Article

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