Oocyte metabolism predicts the development of cat embryos to blastocyst in vitro

Molecular Reproduction and Development

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 163-171

  Spindler, Rebecca E ^a   Pukazhenthi, Budhan S ^a   Wildt, David E ^a  

^a SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autocrine; Blastocyst; Cytoplasmic; Maturation; Meiotic; Paracrine

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; GLUTAMINE; LACTIC ACID; PALMITIC ACID; PYRUVIC ACID;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; BLASTOCYST; CAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUMULUS OOPHORUS; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENERGY METABOLISM; FATTY ACID OXIDATION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GLUCOSE OXIDATION; GLYCOLYSIS; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE MATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; FELIS CATUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034063411     PISSN: 1040452X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2795(200006)56:2<163::aid-mrd7>3.0.co;2-3     Document Type: Article

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