The methylation patterns of the IGF2 and IGF2R genes in bovine spermatozoa are not affected by flow-cytometric sex sorting

Molecular Reproduction and Development

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 77-84

  Carvalho, José O ^a   Michalczechen Lacerda, Valquíria A ^b   Sartori, Roberto ^a   Rodrigues, Fernanda C ^c   Bravim, Otávio ^b   Franco, Maurício M ^b,c,d   Dode, Margot A N ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

^d EMBRAPA RECURSOS GENÉTICOS E BIOTECNOLOGIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BISULFITE; GENOMIC DNA; SOMATOMEDIN B; SOMATOMEDIN B RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CELL TYPE; CENTRIFUGATION; CLONE; CPG ISLAND; CRYOPROTECTION; DNA ISOLATION; DNA METHYLATION; DNA SEQUENCE; EJACULATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FREEZE THAWING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DETERMINATION; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DNA METHYLATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; INDIVIDUALITY; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR II; MALE; RECEPTOR, IGF TYPE 2; SEX PRESELECTION; SPERMATOZOA;

BOVINAE;

EID: 84855956508     PISSN: 1040452X     EISSN: 10982795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrd.21410     Document Type: Article

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