Genetic reprogramming following nuclear transplantation in amphibia

Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 239-243

  Gurdon, J B ^a  

^a WELLCOME CRC INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amphibia; Egg; Nucleus; Oocyte; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA;

NUCLEIC ACID; PROTEIN;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL NUCLEUS TRANSPLANTATION; CHROMOSOME; CLONING; CYTOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROINJECTION; OOCYTE; REVIEW;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMOSOMES; CLONING, ORGANISM; GENE EXPRESSION; MICROINJECTIONS; NUCLEAR TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; NUCLEIC ACIDS; OOCYTES; PROTEINS;

EID: 0033145667     PISSN: 10849521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/scdb.1998.0284     Document Type: Article

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