RNA and microRNAs in fragile X mental retardation

Nature Cell Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1048-1053

  Jin, Peng ^a   Alisch, Reid S ^a   Warren, Stephen T ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; LIGAND; MESSENGER RNA; MICRORNA;

FEMALE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEMORY; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; PROTEIN DEPLETION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; RNA TRANSPORT; TRANSLATION REGULATION;

FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HUMANS; MICRORNAS; NEURONS; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; RNA; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEATS;

EID: 7944232720     PISSN: 14657392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncb1104-1048     Document Type: Review

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