Improving rates of germline transmission in chimeric chickens using busulfan solubilised sustained-release emulsion

Avian Biology Research

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 74-77

  Tagamia, Takahiro ^a   Nakamuraa, Yoshiaki ^a,b,c,d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF LIVESTOCK AND GRASSLAND SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c JAPAN SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BASIC BIOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Busulfan; Germline chimeras; Primordial germ cells

Indexed keywords

BUSULFAN; N,N DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE; PHOSPHATE BUFFERED SALINE; SESAME SEED OIL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CELL MOTION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHICKEN; CHIMERA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE CALCULATION; DRUG SOLUBILITY; EGG YOLK; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EMULSION; FILTER; GONAD; HATCHING; INCUBATION TIME; NONHUMAN; PRIMORDIAL GERM CELL; REVIEW; SOLUBILIZATION; SUSTAINED RELEASE PREPARATION;

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS; SESAMUM INDICUM;

EID: 79960441339     PISSN: 17581559     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3184/175815511X13085702790617     Document Type: Review

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