Epigenetic reprogramming of embryos derived from sperm frozen at -20°C

Science China Life Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 349-357

  Chao, ShiBin ^a,b   Li, JianChun ^a   Jin, XuanJin ^a   Tang, HaiXun ^a   Wang, GongXian ^a   Gao, GuoLan ^b  

^a NANCHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Aviation General Hospital of China Medical University   (China)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; epigenetic; histone modification; ICSI; spermatozoa freezing

Indexed keywords

HISTONE; LYSINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; C57BL MOUSE; CRYOPRESERVATION; CYTOLOGY; DNA METHYLATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; HUMAN; INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH MOUSE; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; KARYOTYPING; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; METHYLATION; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SPERMATOZOON; TIME;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; CRYOPRESERVATION; DNA METHYLATION; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HISTONES; HUMANS; KARYOTYPING; LYSINE; MALE; METHYLATION; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED ICR; SPERM INJECTIONS, INTRACYTOPLASMIC; SPERMATOZOA; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84860749913     PISSN: 16747305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11427-012-4309-8     Document Type: Article

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