Small RNA regulation of reproductive function

Molecular Reproduction and Development

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 148-159

  Hale, Benjamin J ^a   Yang, Cai Xia ^a   Ross, Jason W ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FERTILIZATION; GERM CELLS; HUMANS; MICE; RNA, SMALL UNTRANSLATED;

EID: 84893799627     PISSN: 1040452X     EISSN: 10982795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrd.22272     Document Type: Review

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