Overexpression of Stella improves the efficiency of nuclear transfer reprogramming.

J Genet Genomics

College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China; State Key Laboratory of Stem Cell and Reproductive Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China. Electronic address:

Published: July 2017

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