Comprehensive overview and assessment of computational prediction of microRNA targets in animals

Briefings in Bioinformatics

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 780-794

  Fan, Xiao ^a   Kurgan, Lukasz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

MicroRNA; MicroRNA target prediction; MicroRNA targets; MiRNA mRNA binding; Posttranscriptional regulation

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA;

ANIMAL; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; MICRORNAS;

EID: 84930275123     PISSN: 14675463     EISSN: 14774054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bib/bbu044     Document Type: Article

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