MicroRNAs: A Brief Introduction

MicroRNAs in Medicine

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 1-24

  Lawrie, Charles H ^a,b  

^a BIODONOSTIA HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disease; Function; MiRNA; Non coding RNA; Regulation; Targetome; Transcription factor

Indexed keywords

EID: 84944748933     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118300312.ch1     Document Type: Editorial

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