Genome activation and developmental block in bovine embryos

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 82-83, Issue , 2004, Pages 13-20

  Meirelles, F V ^a   Caetano, A R ^a   Watanabe, Y F ^a   Ripamonte, P ^a   Carambula, S F ^a   Merighe, G K ^a   Garcia, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Developmental block; Genome activation; Maternal inheritance; mRNA

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; CYTOPLASM; EMBRYO; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CYTOPLASM; EMBRYO; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENES; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

BOVINAE;

EID: 3543088105     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2004.05.012     Document Type: Conference Paper

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