MiRNA, Development and Disease

Advances in Genetics

Volumn 80, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-36

  Amiel, Jeanne ^a,b   de Pontual, Loïc ^a,c   Henrion Caude, Alexandra ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 13   (France)

Author keywords

Development disease; MicroRNA

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867663871     PISSN: 00652660     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-404742-6.00001-6     Document Type: Chapter

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