Transient transgene transmission to piglets by intrauterine insemination of spermatozoa incubated with DNA fragments

Molecular Reproduction and Development

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 26-32

  Wu, Zhenfang ^a   Li, Zicong ^a,b   Yang, Jinzeng ^b,c  

^a SOUTH CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Episome; Spermatozoa; Transgenic animals

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT;

ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DNA ISOLATION; DNA REPLICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE TRANSFER; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; NONHUMAN; PIGLET; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; RADIOACTIVITY; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TRANSGENIC PIG;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; DNA; FEMALE; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; MALE; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; SUS SCROFA; TRANSGENES;

ANIMALIA; PIERIS BRASSICAE; SUIDAE;

EID: 36849019629     PISSN: 1040452X     EISSN: 10982795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrd.20778     Document Type: Article

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