Development of pig embryos reconstructed by microinjection of cultured fetal fibroblast cells into in vitro matured oocytes

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 133-141

  Tao, T ^a   Machaty Z ^a   Boquest, A C ^a   Day, B N ^a   Prather, R S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Blastocyst; Cloning; Nuclear transfer; Oocyte activation; Pig embryology

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CHEMISTRY; CHROMATIN; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST; MALE; MICROINJECTION; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SWINE;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; CHROMATIN; FEMALE; FIBROBLASTS; MALE; MICROINJECTIONS; OOCYTES; SWINE;

EID: 0344223379     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4320(99)00037-8     Document Type: Article

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