Expression of porcine FSHβ subunit promoter-driven herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase gene in transgenic rats

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 201-209

  Cai, Li Yi ^a,b   Kato, Takako ^a   Ito, Kazumi ^c   Nakayama, Michie ^a   Susa, Takao ^a   Aikawa, Satoko ^a   Maeda, Kei Ichiro ^d   Tsukamura, Hiroko ^d   Ohta, Akihiko ^a   Izumi, Shun Ichiro ^b   Kato, Yukio ^a  

^a MEIJI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKAI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c YS New Technology Institute Inc   (Japan)

^d NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

FSH ; HSV TK; Pig; Pituitary hormone; Transgenic rat

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; RATTUS; SIMPLEXVIRUS; SUIDAE; SUS;

FOLLITROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; THYMIDINE KINASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HERPES SIMPLEX; HYPOPHYSIS; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; METABOLISM; ORGAN SIZE; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROMOTER REGION; RAT; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SWINE; TESTIS; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE, BETA SUBUNIT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HERPES SIMPLEX; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PITUITARY GLAND; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RATS; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA; SWINE; TESTIS; THYMIDINE KINASE;

EID: 34248325290     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.18111     Document Type: Article

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