Gene knockouts that affect female fertility: Novel targets for contraception

Frontiers in Bioscience - Scholar

Volumn 2 S, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1092-1112

  Naz, Rajesh K ^a   Catalano, Briana ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Contraception; Female infertility; Gene knockout; Genes; Oocyte; Ovary; Review

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CONTRACEPTION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; GENE INACTIVATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OVULATION; PREGNANCY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CONTRACEPTION; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; GENE KNOCKOUT TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; OOGENESIS; OVULATION; PREGNANCY;

EID: 77956628286     PISSN: 19450516     EISSN: 19450524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2741/s120     Document Type: Review

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