Epigenetic control of neural stem cell fate

Current Opinion in Genetics and Development

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 461-469

  Hsieh, Jenny ^a   Gage, Fred H ^a  

^a The Salk Institutes   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

BIODIVERSITY; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FATE; CELL GROWTH; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHROMATIN; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE CONTROL; GENE REPRESSION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC STABILITY; GENOME; GLIA CELL; HUMAN; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEM CELL;

ANIMALS; CHROMATIN; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; NEURONS; RNA, UNTRANSLATED; STEM CELLS;

EID: 5444244267     PISSN: 0959437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gde.2004.07.006     Document Type: Review

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