Computational methodologies for studying non-coding RNAs relevant to central nervous system function and dysfunction

Brain Research

Volumn 1338, Issue , 2010, Pages 131-145

  Majer, Anna ^a,b   Booth, Stephanie A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b Public Health Agency of Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

Computational; MiRNA; Non coding RNA

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA; PIWI INTERACTING RNA; SMALL NUCLEOLAR RNA; UNTRANSLATED RNA;

BIOINFORMATICS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC ALGORITHM; GENETIC DATABASE; HUMAN; MACHINE LEARNING; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RNA ANALYSIS; RNA SEQUENCE; RNA STRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; COMPUTERS; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; MICRORNAS; RNA, UNTRANSLATED; SOFTWARE;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 77952584027     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2010.03.095     Document Type: Review

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