Regulation and biological function of the liver-specific miR-122

Biochemical Society Transactions

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1553-1557

  Lewis, Andrew P ^a   Jopling, Catherine L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Circadian rhythm; Hepatitis C virus; Liver; microRNA (miRNA); miR 122

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; DOXORUBICIN; MESSENGER RNA; MICRORNA; PEGINTERFERON ALPHA; RIBAVIRIN; VIRUS PROTEIN;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHOLESTEROL METABOLISM; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONFERENCE PAPER; GENE EXPRESSION; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; LIVER; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

ANIMALS; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CHOLESTEROL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MICRORNAS; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

EUKARYOTA; HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 78649752499     PISSN: 03005127     EISSN: 14708752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BST0381553     Document Type: Conference Paper

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