DAZL expression in human oocytes, preimplantation embryos and embryonic stem cells

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 405-411

  Cauffman, G ^a   Van de Velde, H ^a   Liebaers, I ^a   Van Steirteghem, A ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

DAZL; Expression; Human embryos; Preimplantation development

Indexed keywords

DELETED IN AZOOSPERMIA LIKE PROTEIN; RNA BINDING PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; DAZL PROTEIN, HUMAN; HYPOXANTHINE PHOSPHORIBOSYLTRANSFERASE; MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CELL CYCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; FEMALE; GAMETE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INNER CELL MASS; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OOCYTE MATURATION; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; CYTOLOGY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; OOCYTE; STEM CELL;

BLASTOCYST; EMBRYO; HUMANS; HYPOXANTHINE PHOSPHORIBOSYLTRANSFERASE; OOCYTES; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS; STEM CELLS;

EID: 24944462075     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: 14602407     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gah167     Document Type: Article

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