Sperm-mediated gene transfer-treated spermatozoa maintain good quality parameters and in vitro fertilization ability in swine

Theriogenology

Volumn 72, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1163-1170

  Bacci, M L ^a   Zannoni, A ^a   De Cecco, M ^a   Fantinati, P ^a   Bernardini, C ^a   Galeati, G ^a   Spinaci, M ^a   R Giovannoni, ^b   Lavitrano, M ^b   Seren, E ^a   Forni, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fertility; Semen storage; Sperm mediated gene transfer; Swine; Transgenesis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EMBRYO; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CYTOLOGY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETICS; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRODUCTIVITY; QUALITY CONTROL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON; SWINE;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; EFFICIENCY; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; GENETIC ENGINEERING; MALE; QUALITY CONTROL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOA; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE; SUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 71749094099     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2009.06.033     Document Type: Article

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