Maternal communication with gametes and embryos

Theriogenology

Volumn 70, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1182-1187

  Fazeli, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Embryo; Gametes; Maternal communication; Systems biology

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; ARTICLE; CATTLE; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GERM CELL; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENITALIA, FEMALE; GERM CELLS; MICE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 55849145488     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2008.06.010     Document Type: Article

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