The leading blastomere of the 2-cell stage parthenogenetic porcine embryo contributes to the abembryonic part first

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 569-576

  Park, Sang Kyu ^a   Won, Cheolhee ^a   Choi, Young Ju ^a   Kang, Hoin ^a   Roh, Sangho ^a  

^a BK 21 Plus   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Embryonic abembryonic polarity; Mitochondria; Parthenogenesis; Porcine

Indexed keywords

3,3' DIHEXADECYLINDOCARBOCYANINE; 3,3'-DIHEXADECYLINDOCARBOCYANINE; CARBOCYANINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLASTOMERE; C57BL MOUSE; CHEMISTRY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DBA MOUSE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; MOUSE; PARTHENOGENESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SWINE;

ANIMALS; BLASTOMERES; CARBOCYANINES; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED DBA; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; PARTHENOGENESIS; SWINE;

MURINAE; SUIDAE; SUS;

EID: 67650508185     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: 13477439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.71.569     Document Type: Article

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