Functional studies of microRNAs in neural stem cells: Problems and perspectives

Frontiers in Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue FEB, 2012, Pages

  Åkerblom, Malin ^a,b   Sachdeva, Rohit ^a,b   Jakobsson, Johan ^a,b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Let 7; MicroRNA; miR 124; miR 9; Neural stem cells; Neurogenesis

Indexed keywords

LET 7; MICRORNA; MICRORNA 124; MICRORNA 7; MICRORNA 9; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BRAIN VENTRICLE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE FUNCTION; HUMAN; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEURAL STEM CELL; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN PROCESSING; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SUBVENTRICULAR ZONE;

EID: 84862157083     PISSN: 16624548     EISSN: 1662453X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2012.00014     Document Type: Review

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