Non-Mendelian epigenetic heredity: Gametic RNAs as epigenetic regulators and transgenerational signals

Essays in Biochemistry

Volumn 48, Issue , 2010, Pages 101-106

  Cuzin, François ^a,b   Rassoulzadegan, Minoo ^a,b  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA;

RNA;

ANIMAL; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; HUMAN; MOUSE; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; HUMANS; MICE; RNA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 79952108547     PISSN: 00711365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BSE0480101     Document Type: Article

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