Developmental consequences of sexual dimorphism during pre-implantation embryonic development

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 41, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2006, Pages 54-62

  Gutierrez Adan A ^a   Perez Crespo, M ^a   Fernandez Gonzalez, R ^a   Ramirez, M A ^a   Moreira, P ^a   Pintado, B ^a   Lonergan, P ^b   Rizos, D ^a  

^a INIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; MALE; RNA, MESSENGER; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX RATIO;

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE;

EID: 33748541057     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2006.00769.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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