"Conservation cloning" of vulnerable Esfahan mouflon (Ovis orientalis isphahanica): In vitro and in vivo studies

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 959-969

  Hajian, M ^a   Hosseini, S M ^a   Forouzanfar, M ^b   Abedi, P ^a   Ostadhosseini, S ^a   Hosseini, L ^a   Moulavi, F ^a   Gourabi, H ^a   Shahverdi, A H ^c   Taghi Dizaj, A Vosough ^a   Kalantari, S A ^d   Fotouhi, Z ^d   Iranpour, R ^e   Mahyar, H ^f   Amiri Yekta, A ^c   Nasr Esfahani, M H ^a  

^a ROYAN INSTITUTE FOR REPRODUCTIVE BIOMEDICINE   (Iran)

^b ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^c AVICENNA RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iran)

^d ISFAHAN FERTILITY AND INFERTILITY CENTER   (Iran)

^e Head of Family Health Unit   (Iran)

^f Imam Mousaa e Kazem Burn Hospital   (Iran)

Author keywords

Conservation cloning; Esfahan mouflon; Vulnerable

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES; OVIS ARIES MUSIMON;

EID: 79960441067     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-011-0510-5     Document Type: Article

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