Epigenetic characteristics of cloned and in vitro-fertilized swamp buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) embryos

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 84, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 2065-2071

  Suteevun, T ^a,b   Parnpai, R ^a   Smith, S L ^b   Chang, C C ^b   Muenthaisong, S ^a   Tian, X C ^b  

^a SURANAREE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; Epigenetics; Histone acetylation; Nuclear transfer; Preimplantation embryo; Swamp buffalo

Indexed keywords

HISTONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; BUFFALO; CELL NUCLEUS TRANSPLANTATION; CLONING; DNA METHYLATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; BUFFALOES; CLONING, ORGANISM; DNA METHYLATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HISTONES; NUCLEAR TRANSFER TECHNIQUES;

BUBALUS; BUBALUS BUBALIS;

EID: 33748422110     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2005-695     Document Type: Article

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