In vivo-derived horse blastocysts show transcriptional upregulation of developmentally important genes compared with in vitro-produced horse blastocysts

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 364-375

  Smits, Katrien ^a   Goossens, Karen ^a   Van Soom, Ann ^a   Govaere, Jan ^a   Hoogewijs, Maarten ^a   Peelman, Luc J ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

gene expression

Indexed keywords

HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 90; MINICHROMOSOME MAINTENANCE PROTEIN 7;

ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; HORSE; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ADAPTOR PROTEINS, SIGNAL TRANSDUCING; ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; FATTY ACID-BINDING PROTEINS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HORSES; HSP90 HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; ORNITHINE DECARBOXYLASE; PREGNANCY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UP-REGULATION;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 78751511818     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD10124     Document Type: Article

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