Genome-wide approaches in the study of microRNA biology

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Systems Biology and Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 491-512

  Wilbert, Melissa L ^a   Yeo, Gene W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA; TRANSCRIPTOME;

ALGORITHM; BIOLOGY; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETICS; GENOMICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEOMICS; REVIEW;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDY; GENOMICS; HUMANS; MICRORNAS; PROTEOMICS; TRANSCRIPTOME;

EID: 79961243525     PISSN: 19395094     EISSN: 1939005X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wsbm.128     Document Type: Review

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