A brief introduction to RNAi and microRNAs in stem cells

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 650, Issue , 2010, Pages 15-25

  Murashov, Alexander K ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

gene regulation; miRNA; RNAi; siRNA; stem cell

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA;

ANIMAL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CYTOLOGY; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; RNA INTERFERENCE; STEM CELL;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; HUMANS; MICRORNAS; RNA INTERFERENCE; STEM CELLS;

EID: 78650513539     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60761-769-3_2     Document Type: Review

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