Birth of cloned pigs from zona-free nuclear transfer blastocysts developed in vitro before transfer

Cloning and Stem Cells

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 283-293

  Lagutina, Irina ^a   Lazzari, Giovanna ^a   Galli, Cesare ^a,b,c  

^a Laboratory of Reproductive Technologies   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c Laboratorio di Tecnologie della Riproduzione   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID DERIVATIVE; NCSU 23AA; ORGANIC COMPOUND; SYNTHETIC OVIDUCT FLUID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRTH; BLASTOCYST; CELL COUNT; CELL LINE; CELL MANIPULATION; CELL MATURATION; CELL NUCLEUS TRANSPLANTATION; CLONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO CULTURE; MICROMANIPULATION; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; OVIDUCT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; SHEEP; SWINE;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CLONING, ORGANISM; CULTURE MEDIA; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FIBROBLASTS; MALE; NUCLEAR TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; PARTHENOGENESIS; PREGNANCY; SWINE; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

OVIS ARIES; SUIDAE;

EID: 33846448173     PISSN: 15362302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/clo.2006.8.283     Document Type: Article

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