Human somatic cell nuclear transfer and parthenogenesis - Preliminary Indian experience

Journal of Stem Cells

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 255-264

  Bhartiya, Deepa ^a   Ritchie, William ^b   Hinduja, Indira ^c   Nandedkar, Pandit ^a   Zaveri, Kusum ^c   Mukadam, Leena ^c   Chohan, Parul ^a   Patwardhan, Archana ^a   Nagvenkar, Punam ^a   Kumar, Neeraj ^a   Tat, Pollyanna ^d   Richings, Nadine M ^d   Verma, Paul J ^d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH   (India)

^b Roslin Embryology Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c Inkus IVF Centre   (India)

^d HUDSON INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Embryonic stem cells; Parthenogenesis; POLSCOPE; SCNT

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM IONOMYCIN; HOE 33342; IONOMYCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; AUTOLOGOUS STEM CELL; CELL NUCLEUS TRANSPLANTATION; CELL SURVIVAL; ELECTROFUSION (CELL); EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MORULA; OOCYTE; OOCYTE CLEAVAGE; PARTHENOGENESIS; PRONUCLEUS; SOMATIC CELL NUCLEAR TRANSFER; STAINING; STEM CELL;

EID: 70349360753     PISSN: 15568539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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