title: Quantitative analysis of specific messenger RNAs in small numbers of preimplantation embryos.
authors.affiliation: Cell Biology Group, Worcester Foundation for Experimental Biology, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts 01545.
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Gaudette
authors.forename: Q P
authors.initials: QP
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: W R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Crain
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001755:Blastocyst / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D003001:Cloning, Molecular / Q000379:methods; D017931:DNA Primers; D005260:Female; D015870:Gene Expression; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D051379:Mice; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D012313:RNA / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis* / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D012194:RNA-Directed DNA Polymerase; D012260:Ribonucleases; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D012313:RNA; D012194:RNA-Directed DNA Polymerase; D012260:Ribonucleases