MicroRNA-driven developmental remodeling in the brain distinguishes humans from other primates

Somel, Mehmet, Liu, Xiling, Tang, Lin, Yan, Zheng, Hu, Haiyang, Guo, Song, Jiang, Xi, Zhang, Xiaoyu +7 more·2011·PLoS Biology

DOI 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001214

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