Characterization of maternal antigen that embryos require (MATER/NLRP5) gene and protein in pig somatic tissues and germ cells

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 41-48

  Pisani, Laura Francesca ^a,b   Ramelli, Paola ^a   Lazzari, Barbara ^a   Braglia, Silvia ^a,c   Ceciliani, Fabrizio ^b   Mariani, Paola ^a  

^a PARCO TECNOLOGICO PADANO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Maternal effect genes; NLR family; Oocytes; Pig; Pyrin domain containing 5 (NLRP5)

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIGEN; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; MALE; METABOLISM; OOCYTE; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OVARY; PREGNANCY; SPERMATOZOON; SWINE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; AUTOANTIGENS; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; FEMALE; MALE; OOCYTES; OOGENESIS; OVARY; PREGNANCY; RNA, MESSENGER; SPERMATOZOA; SWINE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

SUIDAE;

EID: 77649294467     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.09-098A     Document Type: Article

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