Bovine abnormal preimplantation embryos: Analysis of segregated cells occurring in the subzonal space and/or blastocoele cavity for their nuclear morphology and persistence of RNA synthesis

Zygote

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 141-147

  Pivko, J ^a,b   Grafanau, P ^a   Kubovicova E ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL PRODUCTION   (Slovakia)

^b VÚŽV ^*  (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Blastocyst; Bovine embryos; Early blastocyst; Electron microscopy; RNA autoradiography

Indexed keywords

DACTINOMYCIN; RNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLASTOCYST; BLASTOMERE; CATTLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; DRUG EFFECT; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; BLASTOMERES; CATTLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; DACTINOMYCIN; RNA; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0036582467     PISSN: 09671994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0967199402002198     Document Type: Article

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