Zinc physiology and biochemistry in oocytes and embryos

BioMetals

Volumn 14, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 385-395

  Falchuk, Kenneth H ^a   Montorzi, Marcelo ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Eggs; Embryos; Oocytes; Storage; Transcription factors; Transport proteins; Yolk platelets; Zinc

Indexed keywords

1,10 PHENANTHROLINE; CARRIER PROTEIN; GENE PRODUCT; LIPOVITELLIN; METALLOPROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; VITELLOGENIN; ZINC;

BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CELL NUCLEUS; EGG YOLK; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EYE DEVELOPMENT; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; ORGANOGENESIS; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD; TERATOLOGY; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALS; CELL NUCLEUS; EMBRYO; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; ION TRANSPORT; OOCYTES; OOGENESIS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; VITELLOGENINS; ZINC;

VERTEBRATA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0035696466     PISSN: 09660844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1012994427351     Document Type: Review

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