Transcriptional networks that regulate muscle stem cell function

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Systems Biology and Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 128-140

  Punch, Vincent G ^a,b   Jones, Andrew E ^a,b   Rudnicki, Michael A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; HUMAN; MOUSE; MUSCLE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEM CELL;

ANIMALS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; HUMANS; MICE; MUSCLE CELLS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEM CELLS;

EID: 79952111956     PISSN: 19395094     EISSN: 1939005X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wsbm.11     Document Type: Article

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