Are differences in microRNA regulation implicated in species-dependent response to toxicological exposures?

Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 337-342

  Koufaris, Costas ^a   Gooderham, Nigel J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Exposure assessment; Gene expression regulation; Risk assessment; Safety evaluation

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA;

ARTICLE; BIOGENESIS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SILENCING; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN INTERACTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TOXICITY; TOXICOLOGY;

ANIMALS; MICRORNAS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TOXICITY TESTS;

EID: 84873803751     PISSN: 10966080     EISSN: 10960929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfs302     Document Type: Article

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