Improved development of somatic cell cloned mouse embryos by vitamin C and latrunculin A.

Impaired development of embryos produced by somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) is mostly associated with faulty reprogramming of the somatic nucleus to a totipotent state and can be improved by treatment with epigenetic modifiers. Here we report that addition of 100 μM vitamin C (VitC) to embryo c...

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Main Authors: Anna Mallol, Josep Santaló, Elena Ibáñez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4352067?pdf=render