Latrunculin A dramatically improves the developmental capacity of nuclear transfer embryos derived from gene-modified clawn miniature pig cells

Cellular Reprogramming

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 127-131

  Himaki, Takehiro ^a   Mori, Hironori ^a   Mizobe, Yamato ^a   Miyoshi, Kazuchika ^a   Sato, Masahiro ^a   Takao, Sonsin ^a   Yoshida, Mitsutoshi ^a  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHALASIN B; LATRUNCULIN A;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CELL NUCLEUS TRANSPLANTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA MODIFICATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MINIPIG; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACTIVE TRANSPORT, CELL NUCLEUS; ANIMALS; BICYCLO COMPOUNDS, HETEROCYCLIC; BLASTOCYST; CELL NUCLEUS; CELLS, CULTURED; CYTOCHALASIN B; CYTOSKELETON; FEMALE; FIBROBLASTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; NUCLEAR TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; OVARY; SWINE; SWINE, MINIATURE; THIAZOLIDINES;

SUIDAE;

EID: 77955601617     PISSN: 21524971     EISSN: 21524998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cell.2009.0066     Document Type: Article

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