Imprinted gene expression in in vivo- And in vi/ro-produced bovine embryos and chorio-allantoic membranes

Genetics and Molecular Research

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 76-85

  Perecin, F ^a,b   Meo S C ^c   Yamazaki, W ^a   Ferreira, C R ^b   Merighe, G K F ^b   Meirelles, F V ^b   Garcia, J M ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cattle; Epigenetics; F2; G; Genomic imprinting; I; IGF2; Nuclear transfer; R

Indexed keywords

GLYCERALDEHYDE 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; SOMATOMEDIN A; SOMATOMEDIN A RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; SOMATOMEDIN B; SOMATOMEDIN B RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS TRANSPLANTATION; CHORIOALLANTOIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; EMBRYO; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENOME IMPRINTING; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SOMATIC CELL; ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; CATTLE; GENETICS; MALE; METABOLISM; PARTHENOGENESIS;

BOS; BOVINAE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CHORIOALLANTOIC MEMBRANE; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR II; MALE; NUCLEAR TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; PARTHENOGENESIS; RECEPTOR, IGF TYPE 2;

EID: 66349090503     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16765680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4238/vol8-1gmr541     Document Type: Article

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