Ultrasonographic and histological characterization of the placenta of somatic nuclear transfer-derived pregnancies in dairy cattle

Theriogenology

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 218-230

  Kohan Ghadr, H R ^a   Lefebvre, R C ^a   Fecteau, G ^a   Smith, L C ^a   Murphy, B D ^a   Suzuki Junior, J ^a   Girard, C ^a   Helie P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bovine; Clone; Gestation; Placenta; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

AMNION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CELL NUCLEUS TRANSPLANTATION; CLONING; CYTOCHEMISTRY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; UMBILICAL CORD;

AMNION; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CATTLE; CLONING, ORGANISM; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NUCLEAR TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; UMBILICAL CORD;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINAE;

EID: 37349003150     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2007.09.028     Document Type: Article

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