The Canadian Assisted Human Reproduction Act: Protecting women's health while potentially allowing human somatic cell nuclear transfer into non-human oocytes

American Journal of Bioethics

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 71-73

  Mykitiuk, Roxanne ^a   Nisker, Jeff ^b,c   Bluhm, Robyn ^b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CANADA; CELL NUCLEUS TRANSPLANTATION; EMBRYO RESEARCH; ETHICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; NOTE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ANIMALS; CANADA; EMBRYO RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NUCLEAR TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 33847675757     PISSN: 15265161     EISSN: 15360075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15265160601111719     Document Type: Note

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