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Preservation and Reproduction of Microminipigs by Cloning Technology.
In vivo (Athens, Greece) - 1 Jan 2000
Enya Satoko, Kawarasaki Tatsuo, Otake Masayoshi, Kangawa Akihisa, Uenishi Hirohide, Mikawa Satoshi, Nishimura Takashi, Kuwahawa Yasushi, Shibata Masatoshi
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BACKGROUND/AIM: Microminipigs have been maintained in small populations of closed colonies, involving risks of inbreeding depression and genetic drift. In order to avoid these risks, we assessed the applicability of cloning technology. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Male and female clones were produced from a stock of cryopreserved somatic cells, obtaining offspring by means of natural mating. Phenotypic and genotypic...
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