Glycine and methionine transport by bovine embryos

Zygote

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 273-276

  Guyader Joly, Catherine ^b,c   Khatchadourian, Chaqué ^a   Ménézo, Yves ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b UNCEIA   (France)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Bovine blastocyst; Glycine and methionine transport

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE;

GLYCINE; METHIONINE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; CERCOPITHECUS; COCULTURE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL; VERO CELL;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GLYCINE; METHIONINE; VERO CELLS;

EID: 0031196904     PISSN: 09671994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0967199400003725     Document Type: Article

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