Expression pattern of zygote arrest 1 (ZAR1), maternal antigen that embryo requires (MATER), growth differentiation factor 9 (GDF9) and bone morphogenetic protein 15 (BMP15) genes in ovine oocytes and in vitro-produced preimplantation embryos

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 908-915

  Bebbere, Daniela ^a   Bogliolo, Luisa ^a   Ariu, Federica ^a   Fois, Stefano ^a   Leoni, Giovanni Giuseppe ^a   Tore, Silvia ^b   Succu, Sara ^a   Berlinguer, Fiammetta ^a   Naitana, Salvatore ^a   Ledda, Sergio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b Institute of Population Genetics   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 15; GROWTH DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR 9; MATERNAL EFFECT GENE PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; BMP15 GENE; CELL MATURATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GDF9 GENE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GERMINAL VESICLE; IN VITRO STUDY; MATER GENE; MORULA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OOCYTE; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHEEP; ZAR1 GENE;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BLASTOCYST; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 15; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; EGG PROTEINS; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GROWTH DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR 9; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OOCYTES; RNA, MESSENGER; SHEEP;

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EID: 54349095453     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD08095     Document Type: Article

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