DNA methylation and gene expression

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Systems Biology and Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 362-371

  Siegfried, Zahava ^a   Simon, Itamar ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EUKARYOTA; MAMMALIA;

DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DNA METHYLATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; HUMAN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; DNA; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; MODELS, GENETIC; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 79952200115     PISSN: 19395094     EISSN: 1939005X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wsbm.64     Document Type: Article

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