Epigenetic reprogramming in early embryonic development: Effects of in-vitro production and somatic nuclear transfer

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 649-656

  Wrenzycki, Christine ^a   Niemann, Heiner ^a  

^a Institute for Animal Science   (Germany)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; Embryo; Epigenetics; In vitro production; Nuclear transfer

Indexed keywords

DNA; MESSENGER RNA;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; BIRTH WEIGHT; CELL NUCLEUS TRANSPLANTATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLONING; DIFFERENTIATION; DNA METHYLATION; DNA MODIFICATION; DOWN REGULATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENE REPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; IN VITRO PROPAGATION; IN VIVO STUDY; LARGE OFFSPRING SYNDROME; MOLECULAR IMPRINTING; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; PROGENY; REVIEW; SOMATIC CELL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; UPREGULATION; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

EID: 0346900679     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1472-6483(10)62087-1     Document Type: Article

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