Equine fetal sex determination using circulating cell-free fetal DNA (ccffDNA)

Theriogenology

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 694-698

  de Leon, Priscila Marques Moura ^a   Campos, Vinicius Farias ^a   Dellagostin, Odir Antônio ^a   Deschamps, João Carlos ^a   Seixas, Fabiana Kömmling ^a   Collares, Tiago ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

CcffDNA; Fetal sex determination; Horse; Molecular sexing; SRY

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CELL FREE SYSTEM; FEMALE; GENETICS; HORSE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DETERMINATION; SRY GENE;

ANIMALS; CELL-FREE SYSTEM; DNA; FEMALE; GENES, SRY; HORSES; MALE; PREGNANCY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DETERMINATION ANALYSIS;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 84855812341     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2011.09.005     Document Type: Article

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