Integrated kinetics of X chromosome inactivation in differentiating embryonic stem cells

Cytogenetic and Genome Research

Volumn 99, Issue 1-4, 2002, Pages 75-84

  Chaumeil, J ^a   Okamoto, I ^a   Guggiari, M ^a   Heard, E ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTONE H3;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CHROMOSOME REPLICATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CELL; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA SPLICING; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STEM CELL; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

ACETYLATION; ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINE; DOSAGE COMPENSATION, GENETIC; EMBRYO; FEMALE; HISTONES; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION, FLUORESCENCE; INTERPHASE; KINETICS; MICE; MITOSIS; RNA, UNTRANSLATED; STEM CELLS; TIME FACTORS; X CHROMOSOME;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0344530944     PISSN: 14248581     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000071577     Document Type: Article

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