MicroRNA expression in preimplantation mouse embryos from Ped gene positive compared to Ped gene negative mice

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 205-214

  Byrne, Michael J ^a   Warner, Carol M ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

MicroRNA; miR 125; Ped gene; Preimplantation embryos; Qa 2

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; FEMALE; GENE; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PED GENE; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BLASTOCYST; CELLS, CULTURED; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; MICE; MICE, CONGENIC; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MICRORNAS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PREGNANCY;

MUS;

EID: 44549084736     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-008-9211-8     Document Type: Article

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