Stem cell genome-to-systems biology

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Systems Biology and Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 39-49

  Chia, Na Yu ^a,b   Ng, Huck Hui ^a,b,c,d  

^a GENOME INSTITUTE OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CHROMATIN; EPIGENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; GENETICS; GENOME; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOUSE; MUTATION; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; REVIEW; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CHROMATIN; EPIGENOMICS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; GENOME; HUMANS; MICE; MUTATION; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY;

EID: 83755224700     PISSN: 19395094     EISSN: 1939005X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/wsbm.151     Document Type: Review

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