Theriogenology
Volume 73, Issue 1 , Pages 71-85 , 1 January 2010

MicroRNA expression profiling of elongated cloned and in vitro–fertilized bovine embryos

  • F.O. Castro

      Affiliations

    • Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Universidad de Concepción, Avenida Vicente Méndez 595, Chillán 537, Chile
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +56 42 207524; fax: +56 42 270212.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +56 42 207524; fax: +56 42 270212.
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  • S. Sharbati

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Veterinary Biochemistry, Freie Universitaet Berlin, Oertzenweg 19b, 14163 Berlin, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationThese authors contributed equally to this work.
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  • L.L. Rodríguez-Alvarez

      Affiliations

    • Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Universidad de Concepción, Avenida Vicente Méndez 595, Chillán 537, Chile
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  • J.F. Cox

      Affiliations

    • Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Universidad de Concepción, Avenida Vicente Méndez 595, Chillán 537, Chile
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  • C. Hultschig

      Affiliations

    • Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Dept. Lehrach, Ihnestrasse 63-73, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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  • R. Einspanier

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Veterinary Biochemistry, Freie Universitaet Berlin, Oertzenweg 19b, 14163 Berlin, Germany

Received 9 March 2009 ,Revised 14 August 2009 ,Accepted 18 August 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2009.08.003

Theriogenology
Volume 73, Issue 1 , Pages 71-85 , 1 January 2010

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