Activation of the human GH gene cluster: Roles for targeted chromatin modification

Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 40-45

  Ho, Yugong ^a   Liebhaber, Stephen A ^a   Cooke, Nancy E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; HISTONE; PLACENTA LACTOGEN; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE;

ACETYLATION; CHORIONIC SOMATOMAMMOTROPIN LIKE GENE; CHROMATIN; CSA GENE; EPIGENETICS; GENE; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE CLUSTER; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; GHN GENE; GHV GENE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; GROWTH HORMONE GENE; HISTONE HYPERACETYLATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA VILLUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATOR GENE; REVIEW; SOMATIC CELL; SYNCYTIOTROPHOBLAST; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; GROWTH HORMONE SECRETING CELL; TISSUE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 36348950249     PISSN: 10432760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tem.2003.11.004     Document Type: Review

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