Delayed parturition in cloned calves associated with persistently elevated placentomal TGF-beta1 expression.

The objective of this study was to investigate hormonal and TGF-beta(1) characterizations of delayed parturition in the SCNT recipients (Korean native beef cattle: Hanwoo). The SCNT blastocysts produced by Hanwoo fetal fibroblast cells were transferred into the synchronized Hanwoo recipients. The artificially inseminated Hanwoo recipients (AI-R) were used as control.