Expression of apoptosis regulatory genes and incidence of apoptosis in different Morphological Quality Groups of In Vitro-produced Bovine Pre-implantation Embryos

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 915-921

  Melka, M G ^a   Rings, F ^b   Holker M ^b   Tholen, E ^b   Havlicek, V ^c   Besenfelder, U ^c   Schellander, K ^b   Tesfaye, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOPTOSIS REGULATORY PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EMBRYO; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CYTOLOGY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; NICK END LABELING; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; APOPTOSIS REGULATORY PROTEINS; CATTLE; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING;

BOVINAE;

EID: 77957136383     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2009.01463.x     Document Type: Article

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