Liposome-mediated uptake of exogenous DNA by equine spermatozoa and applications in sperm-mediated gene transfer

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 76-82

  Ball, B A ^a,b   Sabeur, K ^a   Allen, W R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Horse; Sperm mediated gene transfer; Spermatozoa; Transgenesis

Indexed keywords

ALEXA; ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE;

DNA; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; LIPOSOME;

ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GENETICS; HORSE; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL;

ACROSOME REACTION; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; DNA; FEMALE; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HORSES; LIPOSOMES; MALE; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPERM COUNT; SPERMATOZOA; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 40949106996     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/042516407X235786     Document Type: Article

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