The emerging role of epigenetics in the regulation of female puberty

Endocrine Development

Volumn 29, Issue , 2016, Pages 1-16

  Lomniczi, Alejandro ^a   Ojeda, Sergio R ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; GONADORELIN; GONADOTROPIN; HISTONE; KISSPEPTIN; METASTIN; MULTIPROTEIN COMPLEX; POLYCOMB GROUP PROTEIN; TRITHORAX GROUP PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNTRANSLATED RNA;

ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL MATURATION; DNA ALKYLATION; DNA HYDROXYMETHYLATION; DNA METHYLATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; EPIGENETIC REPRESSION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HISTONE MODIFICATION; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PUBERTY; ADOLESCENT; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL MATURATION;

ADOLESCENT; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; POLYCOMB-GROUP PROTEINS; PUBERTY; SEXUAL MATURATION;

EID: 84951166666     PISSN: 14217082     EISSN: 16622979     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1159/000438840     Document Type: Article

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