Involvement of microRNAs in physiological and pathological processes in the lung

Respiratory Research

Volumn 11, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Tomankova, Tereza ^a   Petrek, Martin ^a   Kriegova, Eva ^a  

^a PALACKÝ UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA;

APOPTOSIS; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; LUNG; LUNG DEVELOPMENT; LUNG FIBROSIS; REVIEW; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE TARGETING; GENETICS; INFLAMMATION; LUNG DISEASE; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE TARGETING; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; LUNG; LUNG DISEASES; MICRORNAS;

EID: 78549284326     PISSN: 14659921     EISSN: 1465993X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1465-9921-11-159     Document Type: Review

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