Biological Robustness and the Role of MicroRNAs. A Network Perspective

Current Topics in Developmental Biology

Volumn 99, Issue , 2012, Pages 237-255

  Peláez, Nicolás ^a,b   Carthew, Richard W ^a,b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Center for Systems Biology   (United States)

Author keywords

Gene regulation; MicroRNA; Networks; Robustness; Systems biology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857400300     PISSN: 00702153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-387038-4.00009-4     Document Type: Chapter

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