Gene expression profiling of pluripotency and differentiation-related markers in cat oocytes and preimplantation embryos

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 691-703

  Filliers, Muriel ^a   Goossens, Karen ^a   Van Soom, Ann ^a   Merlo, Barbara ^b   Pope, Charles Earle ^c   De Rooster, Hilde ^a   Smits, Katrien ^a   Vandaele, Leen ^a   Peelman, Luc J ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c Audubon Center for Research of Endangered Species   (United States)

Author keywords

early lineage segregation; in vivo blastocyst; OCT4

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAT; EMBRYO; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; ANIMAL; BLASTOCYST; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY;

FELIDAE; MAMMALIA;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLASTOCYST; CATS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELLS, CULTURED; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, DEVELOPMENTAL; OOCYTES; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS; PREGNANCY; REFERENCE STANDARDS;

EID: 84868275537     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: 14485990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD11068     Document Type: Article

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