Epigenetic Control of Embryonic Stem Cell Differentiation

Stem Cell Reviews and Reports

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 67-77

  Armstrong, Lyle ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cell differentiation; DNA methylation; Epigenetics; Histone modification; Pluripotent stem cells; Somatic cells

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIATION ANTIGEN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHROMATIN; DNA METHYLATION; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; NEURAL STEM CELL; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, DIFFERENTIATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CHROMATIN; DNA METHYLATION; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; NEURAL STEM CELLS;

EID: 84857654411     PISSN: 15508943     EISSN: 15586804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12015-011-9300-4     Document Type: Article

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