Mitochondrial MicroRNAs and Their Potential Role in Cell Function

Current Pathobiology Reports

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 123-132

  Borralho, Pedro M ^a   Rodrigues, Cecília M P ^a   Steer, Clifford J ^b  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR MEDICINES IMED ULISBOA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

MicroRNA (miRNA); miRNA biogenesis; Mitochondria; Mitochondria associated miRNA (mitomiR); Mitoplasm; Purified mitochondria

Indexed keywords

EID: 84940378400     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2167485X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40139-014-0047-x     Document Type: Review

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