The emerging world of microRNAs

Anticancer Research

Volumn 26, Issue 6 B, 2006, Pages 4271-4278

  O'Driscoll, Lorraine ^a  

^a DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cancer; Development; Insulin secretion; MicroRNA (miRNA); Post transcriptional regulation; Review; Small RNA; Viral infection

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA;

CANCER; CELL DEATH; CELL FUNCTION; CELL METABOLISM; CELL PROLIFERATION; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INSULIN RELEASE; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RNA ANALYSIS; VIRUS INFECTION;

MICRORNAS;

EID: 33845921113     PISSN: 02507005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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