Genomic imprinting in ruminants: Allele-specific gene expression in parthenogenetic sheep

Mammalian Genome

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 831-834

  Feil, Robert ^a   Khosla, Sanjeev ^a   Cappai, Pietro ^b   Loi, Pasqualino ^b  

^a BABRAHAM INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b Istituto Zootecnico e Caseario Per la Sardegna   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epigenetic; Evolution; Genomic imprinting; IGF2; PEG1 MEST; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BOVIDS; DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; EMBRYO; EVOLUTION; FETUS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOME IMPRINTING; NONHUMAN; PARTHENOGENESIS; SHEEP;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; HUMANS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR II; MALE; MICE; MUSCLE PROTEINS; PARTHENOGENESIS; PREGNANCY; PROTEINS; RATS; RECEPTOR, IGF TYPE 2; RNA, UNTRANSLATED; SHEEP;

EID: 0031657195     PISSN: 09388990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003359900876     Document Type: Article

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