Progesterone and 17β-estradiol, but not follicle stimulating hormone, alter the sex ratio of murine embryos fertilized in vitro

Theriogenology

Volumn 69, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 961-966

  Zhang, L ^a,b   Du, W ^a   Lin, X ^a   Zhang, A ^c   Chen, H ^c  

^a China Academy of Agricultural Science   (China)

^b GUANGDONG OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c NORTHWEST A F UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Balb c mouse; Blastocyst; Diplex nested PCR; IVF; Sex ratio

Indexed keywords

DIPLEX; MURINAE;

DNA; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; INTERLEUKIN 3; PROGESTERONE; SRY PROTEIN, MOUSE; TESTIS DETERMINING FACTOR;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; BLASTOCYST; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENETICS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEX RATIO;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; DNA; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; INTERLEUKIN-3; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROGESTERONE; SEX RATIO; SEX-DETERMINING REGION Y PROTEIN;

EID: 41549129803     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2008.01.009     Document Type: Article

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