MicroRNAs and micromanaging the skeleton in disease, development and evolution

Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 606-618

  He, Xinjun ^a   Eberhart, Johann K ^b   Postlethwait, John H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Ageing; Craniofacial development; Medaka; MicroRNA; MiR 140; Osteopenia; Osteoporosis; Skeleton evolution; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA;

ANIMAL; BONE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; EVOLUTION; GENERAL ASPECTS OF DISEASE; GENETICS; GENOME; HEALTH; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BONE AND BONES; DISEASE; EVOLUTION; GENOME; HEALTH; HUMANS; MICRORNAS;

DANIO RERIO; ORYZIAS; ORYZIINAE;

EID: 65249179717     PISSN: 15821838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1582-4934.2009.00696.x     Document Type: Review

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