Characterization of the methylation status of five imprinted genes in sheep gametes

Animal Genetics

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 900-908

  Colosimo, A ^a   Di Rocco, G ^a   Curini, V ^a   Russo, V ^a   Capacchietti, G ^a   Berardinelli, P ^a   Mattioli, M ^a   Barboni, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TERAMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

BEGAIN; DIO3; DLK1; DNA methylation; H19; IGF2R; Imprinting; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CPG ISLAND; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOME IMPRINTING; MALE; METABOLISM; OOCYTE; SHEEP; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; CPG ISLANDS; DNA METHYLATION; FEMALE; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; MALE; OOCYTES; SHEEP; SPERMATOZOA;

MAMMALIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 70449337873     PISSN: 02689146     EISSN: 13652052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2009.01939.x     Document Type: Article

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