Establishing reference genes for use in real-time quantitative PCR analysis of early equine embryos

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 353-363

  Paris, Damien B B P ^a,d   Kuijk, Ewart W ^b,c   Roelen, Bernard A J ^a   Stout, Tom A E ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c HUBRECHT INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^d JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

blastocyst; CDX2; horse; housekeeping control genes; morula; PGK1; qPCR; RPL13A; RPL4; SRP14

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHOGLYCERATE KINASE 1; PROTEIN; RECOGNITION PARTICLE 14; RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN L13A; RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN L4; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR CDX2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DEVELOPMENTAL GENE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HORSE; NONHUMAN; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HORSES; MORULA; PHOSPHOGLYCERATE KINASE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; RIBOSOMAL PROTEINS; RNA, MESSENGER; SIGNAL RECOGNITION PARTICLE;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 78751553752     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD10039     Document Type: Article

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