Validation of Methods for Isolation and Culture of Alpaca Melanocytes: A Novel Tool for In vitro Studies of Mechanisms Controlling Coat Color |
Bai, Rui
(College of Animal Science and Technology, Shanxi Agricultural University)
Sen, Aritro (Laboratory of Mammalian Reproductive Biology and Genomics, Departments of Animal Science and Physiology, Michigan State University) Yu, Zhihui (College of Animal Science and Technology, Shanxi Agricultural University) Yang, Gang (College of Animal Science and Technology, Shanxi Agricultural University) Wang, Haidong (College of Animal Science and Technology, Shanxi Agricultural University) Fan, Ruiwen (College of Animal Science and Technology, Shanxi Agricultural University) Lv, Lihua (College of Animal Science and Technology, Shanxi Agricultural University) Lee, Kyung-Bon (Laboratory of Mammalian Reproductive Biology and Genomics, Departments of Animal Science and Physiology, Michigan State University) Smith, George W (College of Animal Science and Technology, Shanxi Agricultural University) Dong, Changsheng (College of Animal Science and Technology, Shanxi Agricultural University) |
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