X inactivation-specific transcript expression in mouse oocytes and zygotes

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 591-594

  Avner, Rachel ^a   Wahrman, Jacob ^b   Richler, Carmelit ^b   Ayoub, Nabieh ^b   Friedmann, Adam ^a,b   Laufer, Neri ^c   Mitrani Rosenbaum, Stella ^a,c  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^c HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Embryo; Oocyte; X inactivation; Xist expression

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION; ZYGOTE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033925581     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/6.7.591     Document Type: Article

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