Genetic-epigenetic intersection in trophoblast differentiation: Implications for extraembryonic tissue function

Epigenetics

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 24-29

  Hemberger, Myriam ^a,b  

^a BABRAHAM INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cell lineages; DNA methylation; Early development; Placenta; Reprogramming; Stem cells; Trophoblast

Indexed keywords

CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; CELL MATURATION; CELL NUCLEUS TRANSPLANTATION; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; DNA METHYLATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO MEMBRANE; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; EPIGENETICS; GENETIC LINKAGE; MAMMALIAN GENETICS; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA FUNCTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; TROPHOBLAST;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 77449101371     PISSN: 15592294     EISSN: 15592308     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/epi.5.1.10589     Document Type: Review

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