New insights and current tools for genetically engineered (GE) sheep and goats

Theriogenology

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 160-169

  Menchaca, A ^a   Anegon, I ^b   Whitelaw, C B A ^c   Baldassarre, H ^d   Crispo, M ^e  

^a Fundación Instituto de Reproduccion Animal Del Uruguay   (Uruguay)

^b Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e INSTITUT PASTEUR DE MONTEVIDEO   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

CRISPR; Genome edition; TALEN; Transgenesis; ZFN

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETICS; GOAT; INFERTILITY THERAPY; PROCEDURES; SHEEP; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GOATS; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; SHEEP;

EID: 84964860009     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2016.04.028     Document Type: Review

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