Recent advances in X-chromosome inactivation

Journal of Cellular Physiology

Volumn 226, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1714-1718

  Kalantry, Sundeep ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIS ACTING ELEMENT;

ALLELE; EPIGENETICS; GENE DOSAGE; GENE SILENCING; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, X; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HUMANS; RNA, UNTRANSLATED; X CHROMOSOME; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 79955043488     PISSN: 00219541     EISSN: 10974652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcp.22673     Document Type: Review

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