Zygote arrest 1 gene in pig, cattle and human: evidence of different transcript variants in male and female germ cells
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Zygote arrest 1 (ZAR1) is one of the few known oocyte-specific maternal-effect genes essential for the beginning of embryo development discovered in mice. This gene is evolutionary conserved in vertebrates and ZAR1 protein is charact...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2006-03-01
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| Series: | Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology |
| Online Access: | http://www.rbej.com/content/4/1/12 |