HOX genes are expressed in bovine and mouse oocytes and early embryos

Molecular Reproduction and Development

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 436-449

  Paul, Delphine ^a   Bridoux, Laure ^a   Rezsöhazy, René ^a   Donnay, Isabelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMANITIN; HOX PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HOX GENE; MORULA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; OOCYTE MATURATION; POLYADENYLATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ALPHA-AMANITIN; ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; CLEAVAGE STAGE, OVUM; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GASTRULATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, HOMEOBOX; MICE; MORULA; NUCLEIC ACID SYNTHESIS INHIBITORS; OOCYTES; OOGENESIS; PREGNANCY; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

BOVINAE; MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 79959375391     PISSN: 1040452X     EISSN: 10982795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrd.21321     Document Type: Article

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