A postulated role for microRNA in cellular differentiation

FASEB Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 875-879

  Bentwich, Isaac ^a  

^a ROSETTA GENOMICS LTD   (Israel)

Author keywords

Embryogenesis; Genomic module; MicroRNA gene cluster; Protein coding genes; UTR

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MICRORNA; MORPHOGEN;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CYTOPLASM; GENE SEGREGATION; GENETIC CODE; GENOMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DNA METHYLATION; MICRORNAS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PLANTS;

EID: 20444468132     PISSN: 08926638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1096/fj.04-3609hyp     Document Type: Review

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