Insect MicroRNAs: From Molecular Mechanisms to Biological Roles

Insect Molecular Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 30-56

  Belles, Xavier ^a   Cristino, Alexandre S ^b   Tanaka, Erica D ^a   Rubio, Mercedes ^a   Piulachs, Maria Dolors ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY CSIC UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-384747-8.10002-9     Document Type: Chapter

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