Lipid-rich blastomeres in the two-cell stage of porcine parthenotes show bias toward contributing to the embryonic part

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 130, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 91-98

  Kim, Kiyoung ^a   Park, Sangkyu ^a   Roh, Sangho ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cytoplasmic lipid; Embryonal axis; Parthenogenesis; Porcine

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLASTOMERE; CYTOLOGY; EMBRYO CULTURE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LIPID METABOLISM; PARTHENOGENESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SWINE;

ANIMALS; BLASTOMERES; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LIPID METABOLISM; PARTHENOGENESIS; SWINE;

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EID: 84862785414     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2011.12.011     Document Type: Article

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