"Fishing" for endothelial microRNA functions and dysfunction

Vascular Pharmacology

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 60-68

  Santoro, Massimo M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Angiogenesis; Cardiovascular biology; Smooth muscle cells; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; MICRORNA; SMALL UNTRANSLATED RNA;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CELL FATE; CELL FUNCTION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; ENDOTHELIUM; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; GAIN OF FUNCTION MUTATION; GENE CLUSTER; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC MANIPULATION; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LOSS OF FUNCTION MUTATION; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; POSTTRANSCRIPTIONAL GENE SILENCING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RNA SEQUENCE; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; VASCULAR BIOLOGY; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; MICRORNAS; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; RNA, MESSENGER; VASCULAR DISEASES; ZEBRAFISH;

EID: 82155195898     PISSN: 15371891     EISSN: 18793649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vph.2011.08.224     Document Type: Review

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