Effect of Ovine Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-stimulating Factor on Bovine In Vitro Embryo Development and Blastocyst Interferon-τ Secretion

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 608-615

  Hickman, C F ^a,b   Ainslie, A ^a   Ealy, A D ^c   Ashworth, C J ^a,b   Rooke, J A ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; INTERFERON; PLACENTA PROTEIN; TROPHOBLAST PROTEIN 1;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; DRUG EFFECT; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; METABOLISM; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SECRETION; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GRANULOCYTE-MACROPHAGE COLONY-STIMULATING FACTOR; INTERFERON TYPE I; PREGNANCY PROTEINS; SHEEP;

BOVINAE; OVIS;

EID: 79960154387     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2010.01710.x     Document Type: Article

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