Ascorbic acid and gene expression: Another example of regulation of gene expression by small molecules?

Current Genomics

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 52-57

  Belin, Sophie ^a   Kaya, Ferdinand ^a,b   Burtey, Stéphane ^a   Fontes, Michel ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; ERGOCALCIFEROL; RETINOIC ACID;

BIOCHEMISTRY; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL METABOLISM; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EXTRACELLULAR FLUID; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; ORGANOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; RECEPTOR BINDING; REVIEW;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 77950645101     PISSN: 13892029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/138920210790217936     Document Type: Review

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