Computational prediction of MicroRNAs targeting GABA receptors and experimental verification of miR-181, miR-216 and miR-203 targets in GABA-A receptor

BMC Research Notes

Volumn 5, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Zhao, Chunling ^a,b   Huang, Chaoqun ^a   Weng, Tingting ^a   Xiao, Xiao ^a   Ma, Hong ^a   Liu, Lin ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Physiology   (China)

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EID: 84862788068     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-5-91     Document Type: Article

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