The use of Xenopus oocytes and embryos as a route towards cell replacement

Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 11-14

  Gurdon, J B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community effect; Morphogen signalling; Nuclear transfer; Xenopus

Indexed keywords

OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 4;

GENE TRANSFER;

CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL NUCLEUS TRANSPLANTATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CELL TYPE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEMETHYLATION; DNA MICROARRAY; DNA MODIFICATION; DNA REPLICATION; DNA STRUCTURE; EMBRYO CELL; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE INACTIVATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENOME IMPRINTING; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; SOMATIC CELL; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION; XENOPUS;

EID: 17644384015     PISSN: 02505991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02705145     Document Type: Conference Paper

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