Analysis of gene expression in single oocytes and embryos by real-time rapid cycle fluorescence monitored RT-PCR

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1034-1039

  Steuerwald, Nury ^a,b   Cohen, Jacques ^a   Herrera, Rene J ^b   Brenner, Carol A ^a  

^a Institute for Reproductive Medicine and Science of Saint Barnabas   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Human oocytes; Molecular beacons; Preimplantation embryos; Rapid cycling; RT PCR

Indexed keywords

BETA ACTIN; DYE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HOUSEKEEPING GENE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MOUSE; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; EMBRYO; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENT DYES; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; HUMANS; MICE; OOCYTES; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0032704138     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/5.11.1034     Document Type: Article

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