Establishing Germline Chimeric Chickens Using Primordial Germ Cells
Chicken primordial germ cells (PGCs) are used to restore and conserve genetic resources of some endangered birds or flocks of domestic chickens. When PGCs are transferred from a donor to a recipient, they can survive and gain sexual maturity in the recipient chicken. This indicates that PGCs retai...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Japan Poultry Science Association
2012-01-01
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Series: | The Journal of Poultry Science |
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Online Access: | https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jpsa/49/1/49_011053/_pdf/-char/en |