Electrofusion parameters for nuclear transfer predicted using isofusion contours produced with bovine embryonic cells

Molecular Reproduction and Development

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 306-312

  Tatham, Brendan G ^a   Giliam, Kim J ^a   Trounson, Alan O ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bovine; Electrofusion; Embryo; Nuclear transfer; Oocytes

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLASTOMERE; CATTLE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CELL; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; MALE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BLASTOMERES; CATTLE; CELL FUSION; CYTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; NUCLEAR TRANSFER TECHNIQUES;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 0030006204     PISSN: 1040452X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2795(199603)43:3<306::AID-MRD4>3.0.CO;2-U     Document Type: Article

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