MicroRNA profiling as a tool for pathway analysis in a human in vitro model for neural development

Current Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 19, Issue 36, 2012, Pages 6214-6223

  Nerini Molteni, S ^a   Mennecozzi, M ^a   Fabbri, M ^a   Sacco, M G ^a   Vojnits, K ^a   Compagnoni, A ^a   Gribaldo, L ^a   Bremer Hoffmann, S ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

ESNATS; H9 cell line; Methylmercury chloride; MiRNA; Neurotoxicity; Pluripotent stem cells; Predictive readout; Prenatal toxicity; Safety assessment

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; METHYLMERCURIC CHLORIDE; MICRORNA; PROTEASOME; UBIQUITIN;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BIOINFORMATICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; PREDICTION; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STRESS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

CELL LINE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; HUMANS; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; MICRORNAS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEUROGENESIS; NEURONS; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS;

EID: 84871258698     PISSN: 09298673     EISSN: 1875533X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/092986712804485665     Document Type: Article

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