A possible role for sperm RNA in early embryo development

Theriogenology

Volumn 68, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages

  Boerke, A ^a,b   Dieleman, S J ^a   Gadella, B M ^a,b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Fertilization; Gene expression; Gene transfer; Interference; Sperm RNA; Transcription; Translation

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE TRANSFER; GENETICS; GENOME; HAPLOIDY; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RNA INTERFERENCE; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION; TIME;

ANIMALS; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; GENOME; HAPLOIDY; MALE; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, MESSENGER, STORED; SPERM MATURATION; SPERMATOZOA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34447624496     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2007.05.058     Document Type: Article

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