Establishment of an efficient somatic cell nuclear transfer system for production of transgenic pigs

Theriogenology

Volumn 77, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1263-1274

  Vajta, G ^a   Callesen, H ^a  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Handmade cloning; HMC; Porcine; Transgenic; Zona free

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CELL NUCLEUS TRANSPLANTATION; CLONING; CRYOPRESERVATION; CYTOLOGY; EMBRYO CULTURE; FEMALE; GENETICS; OOCYTE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; SWINE; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; CLONING, ORGANISM; CRYOPRESERVATION; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; NUCLEAR TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; OOCYTES; PREGNANCY; SWINE;

SUIDAE; SUS;

EID: 84858297917     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2011.10.040     Document Type: Review

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