Reliability of sex determination in ovine embryos using amelogenin gene (AMEL)

Theriogenology

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 241-247

  Dervishi, E ^a   Martinez Royo, A ^a   Sanchez P ^a   Alabart, J L ^a   Cocero, M J ^b   Folch, J ^a   Calvo, J H ^a  

^a Agrifood Institute of Aragón IA2   (Spain)

^b INIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Amelogenin; Embryos; PCR; Sex determination; Sheep

Indexed keywords

AMELOGENIN; DNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOME; MALE; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DETERMINATION; SHEEP;

AMELOGENIN; ANIMALS; DNA; FEMALE; GENOME; MALE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DETERMINATION (ANALYSIS); SHEEP;

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 44949109947     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2008.04.006     Document Type: Article

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