Nonelectrophoretic PCR-sexing of bovine embryos in a commercial environment

Theriogenology

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1457-1469

  Hasler, J F ^a,c   Cardey, E ^a   Stokes, J E ^a   Bredbacka, P ^b  

^a Em Tran Inc   (United States)

^b Finnzymes Oy   (Finland)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biopsy; Cattle; Embryo; Polymerase chain reaction; Sex determination

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ACCURACY; ANIMAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; BLASTOCYST; BLASTOMERE; CATTLE; CONTAMINATION; CRYOPRESERVATION; ELECTROPHORESIS; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EMBRYOLOGY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROMANIPULATION; MORULA; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX RATIO; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; MALE; MICROMANIPULATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; SEX DETERMINATION (ANALYSIS); SEX RATIO;

BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 0036836646     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0093-691X(02)01044-0     Document Type: Article

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