Telophase enucleation: An improved method to prepare recipient cytoplasts for use in bovine nuclear transfer

Molecular Reproduction and Development

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 29-36

  Bordignon, Vilceu ^a   Smith, Lawrence C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bovine; Histone H1 kinase; Nuclear transfer; Oocyte activation; Telophase enucleation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CELL NUCLEUS TRANSPLANTATION; CYTOPLASM; ENUCLEATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELOPHASE;

EID: 1842295182     PISSN: 1040452X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2795(199801)49:1<29::AID-MRD4>3.0.CO;2-Q     Document Type: Article

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