Knockout mice in the service of the reproduction;Les souris génétiquement modifiées au service de la reproduction

Gynecologie Obstetrique et Fertilite

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1224-1229

  Escalier, D ^a,b  

^a BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b ARMAND TROUSSEAU HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Germ cells; Infertility; Mutation; Oogenesis; Ovary; Spermatogenesis; Testis

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA;

CREM GENE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; GENE; GERM CELL; GRANULOSA CELL; HNRNPGT GENE; IMMP21 GENE; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; LHX8 GENE; LRH1 GENE; MEIOSIS; MITOCHONDRION; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE; OVARY FOLLICLE; REPRODUCTION; SCP3 GENE; SEX; SHORT SURVEY; SPERMATOGENESIS; UBB GENE;

EID: 57049182963     PISSN: 12979589     EISSN: 17696682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gyobfe.2008.10.005     Document Type: Short Survey

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