Micro RNAs: Tiny sequences with enormous potential

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 407, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 445-449

  Shruti, K ^a   Shrey, K ^a   Vibha, R ^a  

^a JAYPEE INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Biogenesis; Development; Disease; MicroRNA; Regulation

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; MICRORNA;

APOPTOSIS; BIOGENESIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL GROWTH; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN GENOME; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA INTERFERENCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SHORT SURVEY;

DISEASE; GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; MICRORNAS; RNA INTERFERENCE;

EID: 79954608315     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2011.03.058     Document Type: Short Survey

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