Distinct cell populations with regenerative capacity have been reported to contribute to
myofibres after skeletal muscle injury, including non-satellite cells as well as myogenic satellite …

Culture of mammalian zygotes individually and in small groups results in lower developmental
rates than culture of large groups. Zona‐free zygotes also have impaired developmental …

DNA methylation patterns were evaluated during preimplantation mouse development by
analyzing the binding of monoclonal antibody to 5-methylcytosine (5-MeC) on metaphase …

There is increasing evidence in both plants and animals that epigenetic marks are not always
cleared between generations. Incomplete erasure at genes associated with a measurable …

Parental-specific epigenetic modifications are imprinted on a subset of genes in the mammalian
genome during germ cell maturation. However, the precise timing of their establishment …

Both X chromosome inactivation and autosomal genomic imprinting generate a functional
hemizygosity. Here we consider models that explain the evolution of genomic imprinting and X …

In somatic tissues, the CpG island of the imprinted Peg1/Mest gene is methylated on the
maternal allele. We have examined the methylation of CpG and non-CpG sites of this …

Individual cells take lineage commitment decisions in a way that is not necessarily uniform.
We address this issue by characterising transcriptional changes in cord blood-derived CD34…

Sex of early bovine embryos was determined by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using a
single blastomere removed at the 16–32 cell stage. Embryos were produced in vitro and …

In the present study, we have examined the origin and growth pattern of the β cells in pancreatic
islets, to determine whether a single progenitor cell gave rise to all the precursors of the …