MicroRNAs in inner ear biology and pathogenesis

Hearing Research

Volumn 287, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 6-14

  Patel, Minal ^a   Hu, Bo Hua ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA; MICRORNA 100A; MICRORNA 124A; MICRORNA 135B; MICRORNA 140; MICRORNA 145; MICRORNA 15A; MICRORNA 182; MICRORNA 183; MICRORNA 18A; MICRORNA 194; MICRORNA 199A; MICRORNA 200A; MICRORNA 205; MICRORNA 30B; MICRORNA 96; MICRORNA 99A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CELL FATE; CELL REGENERATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE TARGETING; GENOMICS; HAIR CELL; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; INNER EAR DEVELOPMENT; INNER EAR DISEASE; NONHUMAN; ORGANOGENESIS; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STRESS; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; EAR, INNER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HAIR CELLS, AUDITORY; HEARING; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; MICRORNAS; PHENOTYPE; REGENERATION;

EID: 84861196717     PISSN: 03785955     EISSN: 18785891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2012.03.008     Document Type: Review

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