Methylation and promoter activity of long terminal repeats from porcine endogenous retroviruses in the pig, Sus scrofa

Korean Journal of Genetics

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 171-176

  Huh, Jae Won ^a   Ha, Hong Seok ^a   Kim, Yun Ji ^a   Lee, Ja Rang ^a   Kim, Dae Soo ^a   Cho, Byung Wook ^a   Kim, Heui Soo ^a  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Korean domestic pig; Methylation; Porcine endogenous retrovirus; Promoter activity

Indexed keywords

PORCINE ENDOGENOUS RETROVIRUS; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA; SUS SCROFA DOMESTICA;

EID: 34447631324     PISSN: 02545934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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