Classical and non-classical Major Histocompatibility Complex class I gene expression in in vitro derived bovine embryos

Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 48-56

  Doyle, Julie ^a   Ellis, Shirley A ^b   O'Gorman, Grace M ^a   Aparicio Donoso, Ines Maria ^a   Lonergan, Patrick ^a   Fair, Trudee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Development; MHC I; mRNA; Oocyte; Preimplantation Embryo

Indexed keywords

MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FUNCTION; IN VITRO STUDY; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MORULA; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ZYGOTE;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; MINOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS; MORULA; OOCYTES; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; ZYGOTE;

EID: 70149115236     PISSN: 01650378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jri.2009.06.125     Document Type: Article

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