MicroRNAs in farm animals

Animal

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1567-1575

  Wang, X ^a,b   Gu, Z ^a   Jiang, H ^c  

^a CHANGSHU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b YANGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle; Chickens; Micrornas; Pigs; Sheep

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EPIGENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC MARKER; GENETICS; LIVESTOCK;

ANIMALS; EPIGENOMICS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC MARKERS; LIVESTOCK; MICRORNAS;

EID: 84883431455     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731113001183     Document Type: Article

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