Birth of domestic cat kittens of predetermined sex after transfer of embryos produced by in vitro fertilization of oocytes with flow-sorted sperm

Theriogenology

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 864-871

  Pope, C E ^a   Crichton, E G ^b   Gomez M C ^a   Dumas, C ^a   Dresser, B L ^a,c  

^a Audubon Center for Research of Endangered Species   (United States)

^b XY Inc   (United States)

^c University of New Orleans   (United States)

Author keywords

Cat; Embryo transfer; In vitro fertilization; Sex sorting; Sperm

Indexed keywords

BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; FLUORESCENT DYE; HOE 33342;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CAT; CELL SEPARATION; CYTOLOGY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SEX DETERMINATION; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALS; BENZIMIDAZOLES; BLASTOCYST; CATS; CELL SEPARATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENT DYES; MALE; PREGNANCY; SEX DETERMINATION (ANALYSIS); SPERM COUNT; SPERMATOZOA; X CHROMOSOME; Y CHROMOSOME;

FELIS CATUS;

EID: 59649089347     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2008.10.012     Document Type: Article

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