Gene regulation by microRNAs

Current Opinion in Genetics and Development

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 203-208

  Carthew, Richard W ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; MICRORNA; SMALL INTERFERING RNA;

BIOGENESIS; CELL FATE; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; MICRORNAS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33644857025     PISSN: 0959437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gde.2006.02.012     Document Type: Review

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