Analysis of glutaminase activity and RNA expression in preimplantation mouse embryos

Molecular Reproduction and Development

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 248-254

  Chatot, Clare L ^a   Lawry, John R ^a,d   Germain, Bonnie ^b   Ziomek, Carol A ^c  

^a BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Genzyme Transgenics Corporation   (United States)

^d Mycogen   (United States)

Author keywords

CZB medium; embryo culture; RT PCR

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMINASE; GLUTAMINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CITRIC ACID CYCLE; EMBRYO; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INDUCTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MOUSE; NIDATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; CELL COMPARTMENTATION; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYO; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GLUTAMINASE; MICE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; RNA, MESSENGER;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030946875     PISSN: 1040452X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2795(199707)47:3<248::AID-MRD3>3.0.CO;2-L     Document Type: Article

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