Epigenetic asymmetry in the zygote and mammalian development

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 191-201

  Feil, Robert ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE GÉNÉTIQUE MOLÉCULAIRE DE MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; Epigenetics; Imprinting; Oogenesis; Spermatogenesis

Indexed keywords

DNA; HISTONE; PROTAMINE;

BECKWITH WIEDEMANN SYNDROME; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; DEMETHYLATION; DEVELOPMENT; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DNA METHYLATION; DNA PACKAGING; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EPIGENETICS; FERTILIZATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOME IMPRINTING; GERM LINE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MAMMALIAN GENETICS; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SILVER RUSSELL SYNDROME; SPERM; SPERMATOGENESIS; ZYGOTE; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CYTOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MAMMAL; METABOLISM; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

MAMMALIA;

ANIMALS; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; HUMANS; MAMMALS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; ZYGOTE;

EID: 70349329406     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1387/ijdb.082654rf     Document Type: Review

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