Non-coding RNAs in retinal development

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 558-578

  Maiorano, Nicola A ^a   Hindges, Robert ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Development; MicroRNA; Neurodegenerative diseases; Non codingRNA; Posttranscriptional inhibition; Regulatory network; Retina; Visual system

Indexed keywords

CRE RECOMBINASE; DICER; MICRORNA; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR SIX3; UNTRANSLATED RNA; DEAD BOX PROTEIN; DICER1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; RIBONUCLEASE III;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; GENE CLUSTER; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; NERVE DEGENERATION; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; REGULATORY MECHANISM; RETINA CELL; RETINA DEGENERATION; RETINA DEVELOPMENT; RETINA GANGLION CELL; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; RNA DEGRADATION; RNA PROCESSING; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; VISUAL SYSTEM FUNCTION; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; RETINA; RETINA DISEASE;

VERTEBRATA;

DEAD-BOX RNA HELICASES; HUMANS; RETINA; RETINAL DISEASES; RIBONUCLEASE III; RNA, UNTRANSLATED;

EID: 84856298246     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms13010558     Document Type: Article

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