Current major advances in the regulation of milk protein gene expression

Critical Reviews in Eukaryotic Gene Expression

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 357-378

  Qian, Xi ^a   Zhao, Feng Qi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Dairy pharming; Epigenetics; Gene expression; Mammary gland; Milk proteins; Regulation

Indexed keywords

GROWTH FACTOR; GROWTH HORMONE; HORMONE; INSULIN; MILK PROTEIN; PROGESTERONE; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; CHROMATIN; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GENE EXPRESSION; HISTONE MODIFICATION; HORMONAL REGULATION; MAMMARY GLAND; MILK; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL; ANIMAL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; HUMAN; LACTATION; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; LACTATION; MAMMARY GLANDS, HUMAN; MILK PROTEINS;

EID: 84908152541     PISSN: 10454403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/CritRevEukaryotGeneExpr.2014012215     Document Type: Article

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