Targeting gene expression in the preimplantation mouse embryo using morpholino antisense oligonucleotides

Molecular Reproduction and Development

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 413-421

  Siddall, Laura S ^a   Barcroft, Lisa C ^a   Watson, Andrew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adherens junction; Blastocyst; Embryo transfer; Oocyte

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CATENIN; ANTISENSE OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; LIPOFECTIN; LYSOPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; MORPHOLINE DERIVATIVE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CELL ADHESION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE TARGETING; INNER CELL MASS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR DOWN REGULATION;

ALPHA CATENIN; ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; LYSOPHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINES; MICE; MORPHOLINES; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES, ANTISENSE; PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINES; RNA, MESSENGER;

MAMMALIA; MURINAE;

EID: 0036888157     PISSN: 1040452X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrd.10202     Document Type: Article

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