Functional toxicogenomics: Mechanism-centered toxicology

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 4796-4813

  North, Matthew ^a   Vulpe, Chris D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Barcoding; Functional toxicogenomics; Toxicity pathways; Toxicity testing; Yeast

Indexed keywords

DNA; MESSENGER RNA; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; SHORT HAIRPIN RNA;

DNA BARCODING; EUKARYOTE; FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FUNCTION; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; RNA INTERFERENCE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TOXICITY TESTING; TOXICOGENETICS; ANIMAL; PROCEDURES;

ANIMALIA;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; TOXICOGENETICS;

EID: 78650987056     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms11124796     Document Type: Review

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