Restriction of germline proliferation by soft X-ray irradiation of chicken embryos and its application to chimera production

Journal of Poultry Science

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 292-297

  Atsumi, Yusuke ^a   Tagami, Takahiro ^b   Kagami, Hiroshi ^a   Ono, Tamao ^a  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF LIVESTOCK AND GRASSLAND SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Blastoderm; Chimera; Embryo culture; Primordial germ cells; Soft x ray

Indexed keywords

AVES; PHASIANIDAE;

EID: 54349105936     PISSN: 13467395     EISSN: 13490486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2141/jpsa.45.292     Document Type: Article

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