Mechanisms and Dynamics of Heterochromatin Formation During Mammalian Development. Closed Paths and Open Questions.

Current Topics in Developmental Biology

Volumn 104, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-45

  Fadloun, Anas ^a   Eid, André ^a   Torres Padilla, Maria Elena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

Epigenetics; Heterochromatin; Mouse embryo

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876308699     PISSN: 00702153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-416027-9.00001-2     Document Type: Chapter

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