Role of Human Endogenous Retroviral Long Terminal Repeats (LTRs) in Maintaining the Integrity of the Human Germ Line
Abstract
:1. ERV-9 LTR Driven Human Transcripts
2. TAp63 Isoforms Present in the Human p63 Locus
3. GTAp63 is Expressed in Male Germ Cells
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Liu, M.; Eiden, M.V. Role of Human Endogenous Retroviral Long Terminal Repeats (LTRs) in Maintaining the Integrity of the Human Germ Line. Viruses 2011, 3, 901-905. https://doi.org/10.3390/v3060901
Liu M, Eiden MV. Role of Human Endogenous Retroviral Long Terminal Repeats (LTRs) in Maintaining the Integrity of the Human Germ Line. Viruses. 2011; 3(6):901-905. https://doi.org/10.3390/v3060901
Chicago/Turabian StyleLiu, Meihong, and Maribeth V. Eiden. 2011. "Role of Human Endogenous Retroviral Long Terminal Repeats (LTRs) in Maintaining the Integrity of the Human Germ Line" Viruses 3, no. 6: 901-905. https://doi.org/10.3390/v3060901
APA StyleLiu, M., & Eiden, M. V. (2011). Role of Human Endogenous Retroviral Long Terminal Repeats (LTRs) in Maintaining the Integrity of the Human Germ Line. Viruses, 3(6), 901-905. https://doi.org/10.3390/v3060901