Expression of the gap junction gene connexin43 (Cx43) in preimplantation bovine embryos derived in vitro or in vivo

Journal of Reproduction and Fertility

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 17-24

  Wrenzycki, C ^a   Herrmann, D ^a   Carnwath, J W ^a   Niemann, H ^a  

^a INSTITUT FÜR TIERZUCHT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROFORM; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CONNEXIN 43; MESSENGER RNA; PHENOL; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; CELL JUNCTION; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUMULUS OOPHORUS; DNA SEQUENCE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CULTURE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MALE; MORULA; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPERMATOZOON; ZYGOTE;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 0029969101     PISSN: 00224251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/jrf.0.1080017     Document Type: Article

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