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Benefits and problems with cloning animals.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  11143925     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Animal cloning is becoming a useful technique for producing transgenic farm animals and is likely to be used to produce clones from valuable adults. Other applications will also undoubtedly be discovered in the near future, such as for preserving endangered breeds and species. Although cloning promises great advantages for commerce and research alike, its outcome is not always certain due to high pregnancy losses and high morbidity and mortality during the neonatal period. Research into the mechanisms involved in the reprogramming of the nucleus is being conducted throughout the world in an attempt to better understand the molecular and cellular mechanisms involved in correcting these problems. Although the cause of these anomalies remains mostly unknown, similar phenotypes have been observed in calves derived through in vitro fertilization, suggesting that culture conditions are involved in these phenomena. In the meantime, veterinarians and theriogenologists have an important role to play in improving the efficiency of cloning by finding treatments to assure normal gestation to term and to develop preventative and curative care for cloned neonates.
Authors:
L C Smith; V Bordignon; M Babkine; G Fecteau; C Keefer
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Canadian veterinary journal. La revue vétérinaire canadienne     Volume:  41     ISSN:  0008-5286     ISO Abbreviation:  Can. Vet. J.     Publication Date:  2000 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2000-12-18     Completed Date:  2001-01-18     Revised Date:  2010-09-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0004653     Medline TA:  Can Vet J     Country:  Canada    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  919-24     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Centre de recherche en reproduction animale, Faculté de médicine vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec J2S 7C6.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animal Husbandry*
Animals
Animals, Newborn
Cattle
Cloning, Organism*
Conservation of Natural Resources
Female
Fetal Death / veterinary
Forecasting
Genetic Diseases, Inborn / prevention & control,  veterinary*
Male
Pregnancy
Veterinary Medicine / trends
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