Differential influences in sizes and cell cycle stages of donor blastomeres on the development of cloned rabbit embryos

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 15-22

  Ju, Jyh Cherng ^a   Yang, Jyh Shyue ^a   Liu, Chien Tsung ^b   Chen, Chien Hong ^a   Tseng, Jung Kai ^a   Chou, Po Chien ^a   Cheng, San Pao ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Blastomere; Cell Cycle Stage; Cloned Embryo; Nuclear Transfer; Rabbit

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0037247652     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2003.15     Document Type: Article

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