Function of Polycomb group proteins in embryonic stem cells
Embryonic stem (ES) cells exist in a pluripotent state and have the ability to differentiate into all adult cell types. Numerous molecular mechanisms are responsible for both maintaining pluripotency and directing differentiation. One of these mechanisms is epigenetics, the heritable regulation of g...
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Imperial College London
2008
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Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.513406 |