Selecting biologically informative genes in co-expression networks with a centrality score

Biology Direct

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Azuaje, Francisco J ^a  

^a LUXEMBOURG INSTITUTE OF HEALTH   (Luxembourg)

Author keywords

Cancer; Centrality scores; Gene co expression networks; Heart regeneration; Microarrays; Network hubs; RNA Seq; Weighted networks; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; EVALUATION STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; GENETICS; HEART; HEART MUSCLE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; REGENERATION; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; HEART; MYOCARDIUM; REGENERATION; ZEBRAFISH;

EID: 84902705650     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17456150     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1745-6150-9-12     Document Type: Article

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