Somatic cell nuclear transfer in buffalos: Effect of the fusion and activation protocols and embryo culture system on preimplantation embryo development

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 439-445

  Simon, Liz ^a   Veerapandian, C ^a   Balasubramanian, S ^a   Subramanian, A ^a  

^a MADRAS VETERINARY COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

In vitro culture

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; BUFFALO; CELL NUCLEUS TRANSPLANTATION; COCULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; FIBROBLAST; METAPHASE; NONHUMAN; OVIDUCT; PREGNANCY; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; SOMATIC CELL;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; BUFFALOES; CLEAVAGE STAGE, OVUM; CLONING, ORGANISM; CULTURE MEDIA; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; NUCLEAR TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; PREGNANCY;

ANIMALIA; BUBALUS;

EID: 33645540270     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD05079     Document Type: Article

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