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Pig Cloning by Microinjection of Fetal Fibroblast Nuclei
Akira Onishi,1*Masaki Iwamoto,2Tomiji Akita,1Satoshi Mikawa,1Kumiko Takeda,1Takashi Awata,1Hirohumi Hanada,1Anthony C. F. Perry3
Pig cloning will have a marked impact on the optimization of meat
production and xenotransplantation. To clone pigs from differentiatedcells, we microinjected the nuclei of porcine (Sus scrofa)
fetalfibroblasts into enucleated oocytes, and development was inducedby electroactivation. The transfer of 110 cloned embryos to foursurrogate mothers produced an apparently normal female piglet.The
clonal provenance of the piglet was indicated by her coatcolor and
confirmed by DNA microsatellite analysis.
1 Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics,
National Institute of Animal Industry, Tsukuba Norin Danchi,
Ibaraki-ken 305-0901, Japan.
2 Basic Research
Division, Prima Meatpackers, Tsuchiura-shi, Ibaraki-ken 300-0841,
Japan.
3 Laboratory of Developmental Biology, The
Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10021, USA.
*
To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail:
onishi{at}niai.affrc.go.jp
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68, 1259-1266
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68, 968-977
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Effect of Cell Confluence on Production of Cloned Mice Using an Inbred Embryonic Stem Cell Line.
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68, 595-603
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Serial Pronuclear Transfer Increases the Developmental Potential of In Vitro-Matured Oocytes in Mouse Cloning.
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67, 540-545
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Abnormal Expression of Trophoblast Major Histocompatibility Complex Class I Antigens in Cloned Bovine Pregnancies Is Associated with a Pronounced Endometrial Lymphocytic Response.
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Production of Cloned Cattle from In Vitro Systems.
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Remarkable Differences in Telomere Lengths among Cloned Cattle Derived from Different Cell Types.
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291, 309-312
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