Interspecies embryo and nuclei transfer as an approach to endangered mammalian species conservation

Russian Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-8

  Amstislavsky, S Ya ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CYTOLOGY AND GENETICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Cloning; Conservation of genetic resources; Endangered mammalian species; Interspecies embryo transfer

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA;

EID: 33644763196     PISSN: 10623604     EISSN: 16083326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S1062360406010012     Document Type: Review

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