Functions of microRNA in nervous system regulation

Progress in Biochemistry and Biophysics

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 25-32

  Wang, Jin Ye ^a   Cai, Rang ^b   Luo, Ben Yan ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG SCI TECH UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Major diseases of nervous system; MicroRNA; Nerve cell growth

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650512077     PISSN: 10003282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1206.2008.00401     Document Type: Article

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