Development of avian embryo manipulation techniques and their application to germ cell manipulation

Animal Science Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 157-168

  Naito, Mitsuru ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chicken; Embryo manipulation; Germ cell; Germline chimera; Transgenesis

Indexed keywords

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0242493403     PISSN: 13443941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1344-3941.2003.00101.x     Document Type: Review

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