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Table 1 Rate of change (slope) of chromosome content and relative telomere length following serial cultivation in vitro.

From: Role of chromosome stability and telomere length in the production of viable cell lines for somatic cell nuclear transfer

Animal

Cell Culture

CC

RTL

CATTLE

SKIN EXPL

-1.51

-0.06

 

SKIN COLL

-1.07

-0.04

 

EAR EXPL

-1.75

-0.03

 

EAR COLL

-0.82

-0.04

GAUR

DART EXPL

-

-

 

DART COLL

-4.52

-0.04

 

PUNCH EXPL

-10.00

-0.17

 

PUNCH COLL

-5.87

-0.05

 

EAR EXPL

-1.60

-0.02

 

EAR COLL

-1.79

-0.11

  1. Slopes were obtained following linear regression analysis of the data in figures 5 and 6. Effects of sample collection and cell dissociation techniques on CC slopes, but not RTL slopes, were detected in the gaur cell cultures. CC = chromosome content; RTL = relative telomere length.