Developmental kinetics and gene expression in male and female bovine embryos produced in vitro with sex-sorted spermatozoa

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 426-436

  Bermejo Álvarez, Pablo ^a   Lonergan, Patrick ^b   Rath, Detlef ^c   Gutiírrez Adan, Alfonso ^a   Rizos, Dimitrios ^a  

^a INIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c INSTITUT FÜR TIERZUCHT   (Germany)

Author keywords

IVF.

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE REDUCTASE; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE 3A; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE M3; ONCOPROTEIN; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR MEMBRANE COMPONENT 1; PROTEIN AKR1B1; PROTEIN BAX; PROTEIN P53; PROTEIN PLAC8; SOMATOMEDIN B RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BLASTOCYST; BULL (BOVINE); CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENE EXPRESSION; KINETICS; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OOCYTE; OOCYTE MATURATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; CELL SEPARATION; CLEAVAGE STAGE, OVUM; DNA PRIMERS; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; KINETICS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SPERMATOZOA;

BOVINAE;

EID: 74549225082     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD09142     Document Type: Article

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