Presence of Nitric Oxide Synthase Immunoreactivity and mRNA in Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) Oocytes and Embryos

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Rameshbabu, K ^a   Sharma, R ^a   Singh, K P ^a   George, A ^a   Chauhan, M S ^a   Singla, S K ^a   Manik, R S ^a   Palta, P ^a  

^a NATIONAL DAIRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; ARTICLE; BUFFALO; EMBRYO CULTURE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; IN VITRO OOCYTE MATURATION; METABOLISM; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BUFFALOES; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; IN VITRO OOCYTE MATURATION TECHNIQUES; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; OOCYTES; RNA, MESSENGER;

BUBALUS BUBALIS;

EID: 84858445159     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2011.01884.x     Document Type: Article

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