The influence of demethylating agents on preimplantation development of mice

Zygote

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 351-358

  Patkin, E L ^a   Kustova, M E ^a   Perticone, P ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Russian Federation)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Demethylation; Embryos; Nick translation in situ; Proliferation

Indexed keywords

AZACITIDINE; ETHIONINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; C57BL MOUSE; CBA MOUSE; CELL DIVISION; DNA METHYLATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MOUSE; NICK END LABELING; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE; ZYGOTE;

ANIMALS; AZACITIDINE; BLASTOCYST; CELL DIVISION; DNA METHYLATION; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; ETHIONINE; FEMALE; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED CBA; SISTER CHROMATID EXCHANGE; ZYGOTE;

EID: 0032197477     PISSN: 09671994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0967199498000318     Document Type: Article

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