DNA methylation in early development

Molecular Reproduction and Development

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 105-113

  Geiman, Theresa M ^a   Muegge, Kathrin ^a  

^a SAIC FREDERICK INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOSINE; DNA; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 1; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 3B;

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHROMATIN; CPG ISLAND; DEMETHYLATION; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA METHYLATION; DNA REPLICATION; DNA STRUCTURE; DNA TRANSCRIPTION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPIGENETICS; FERTILIZATION; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SILENCING; GERM CELL; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RETT SYNDROME; REVIEW; SOMATIC CELL; STEM CELL; TISSUE SPECIFICITY; X CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; DNA METHYLATION; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; HUMANS; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 73249144150     PISSN: 1040452X     EISSN: 10982795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrd.21118     Document Type: Review

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