Transcription of tissue-specific genes in human preimplantation embryos

Human Reproduction

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 2251-2256

  Daniels, R ^a   Lowell, S ^b   Bolton, V ^b   Monk, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CpG island; Gene expression; Oocyte; Preimplantation embryo; Tissue specific

Indexed keywords

ALPHA GLOBIN; BETA GLOBIN; HYPOXANTHINE PHOSPHORIBOSYLTRANSFERASE; PROTEIN KINASE;

ARTICLE; CPG ISLAND; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST; GAMETE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; OOCYTE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; Y CHROMOSOME; ZYGOTE;

EID: 0030832896     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/12.10.2251     Document Type: Article

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