Maternal effect genes: Findings and effects on mouse embryo development

Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 47-61

  Kim, Kyeoung Hwa ^a   Lee, Kyung Ah ^a  

^a CHA University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Embryonic development; Maternal factor; Mice; Oocytes; Zygotic gene activation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904887624     PISSN: 22338233     EISSN: 22338241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5653/cerm.2014.41.2.47     Document Type: Review

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