Sexing of murine and bovine embryos by developmental arrest induced by high-titer H-Y antisera

Theriogenology

Volumn 62, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1569-1576

  Ramalho, M F P D T ^a   Garcia, J M ^a   Esper, C R ^a   Vantini, R ^a   Alves, B C A ^b   Almeida Junior, I L ^a   Hossepian De Lima, V F M ^a   Moreira Filho, C A ^b  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Developmental arrest; Embryo sexing; H Y antisera

Indexed keywords

ALLOANTIBODY; H Y ANTIBODY; H-Y ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MORULA; MOUSE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DETERMINATION; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; ISOANTIBODIES; MALE; MICE; MORULA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DETERMINATION (ANALYSIS);

BOVINAE; MURINAE;

EID: 7044269590     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2004.03.014     Document Type: Article

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