Epigenetic regulation of male germ cell differentiation

Sub-Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 61, Issue , 2013, Pages 119-138

  Meikar, Oliver ^a   Da Ros, Matteo ^a   Kotaja, Noora ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTONE; MICRORNA; SMALL INTERFERING RNA;

ANIMAL; CHROMATIN; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA PROCESSING; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; CHROMATIN; CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HISTONES; HUMANS; MALE; MICRORNAS; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA PROCESSING, POST-TRANSCRIPTIONAL; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 84888821646     PISSN: 03060225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-4525-4_6     Document Type: Article

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