Gene expression and protein distribution of leptin and its receptor in bovine oocytes and preattachment embryos produced in vitro

Animal

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 568-578

  Madeja, Z E ^a,c   Warzych, E ^a   Peippo, J ^b   Lechniak, D ^a   Switonski, M ^a  

^a POZNA UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c BABRAHAM INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Embryo; Gene expression; Leptin; Leptin receptor; Oocyte

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE; MAMMALIA;

EID: 68349125015     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731108003741     Document Type: Article

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