A new selection criterion to assess good quality ovine blastocysts after vitrification and to predict their transfer into recipients

Molecular Reproduction and Development

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 373-382

  Leoni, G G ^a   Berlinguer, F ^a   Succu, S ^a   Bebbere, D ^a   Mossa, F ^a   Madeddu, M ^a   Ledda, S ^a   Bogliolo, L ^a   Naitana, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Developmental potential; DNA fragmentation; Gene expression; Protein synthesis; Re expansion time

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE (POTASSIUM SODIUM); AQUAPORIN 3; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CYCLIN B; CYCLIN DEPENDENT KINASE 1; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 22;

ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE MARKER; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; QUALITY CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHEEP; VITRIFICATION; WARMING;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; OOCYTES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SHEEP;

OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 37849002349     PISSN: 1040452X     EISSN: 10982795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrd.20754     Document Type: Article

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