A review of strategies for producing chimeric birds

Avian Biology Research

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 3-9

  Yan, L ^a   Gao, J S ^a   Rui, L ^a   Lu, Y N ^a   Wan, Z Y ^a   Yu, X X ^a   Zhang, W X ^a   Li, H T ^a   Shao, Q ^a   Zhang, J ^a   Li, Z D ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Avian germline chrimeras; Blastodermal cells; Primordial germ cells

Indexed keywords

ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; BLASTODERM; BONE MARROW CELL; CELL DEDIFFERENTIATION; CELL FATE; CELL ISOLATION; CHIMERA; COTURNIX JAPONICA; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GERM LINE; IN VITRO STUDY; MEIOSIS; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; PRIMORDIAL GERM CELL; PROGENY; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SOMATIC CELL; TRANSGENICS;

EID: 84895465110     PISSN: 17581559     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3184/175815514X13902947228330     Document Type: Review

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