Alterations in mitochondrial membrane potential during preimplantation stages of mouse and human embryo development

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 23-32

  Acton, B M ^a   Jurisicova, A ^a   Jurisica, I ^b   Casper, R F ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Embryo; Fragmentation; IVF; Mitochondria; Mitochondrial membrane potential

Indexed keywords

CELL DEATH; CELL FUNCTION; CELL ORGANELLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENOME ANALYSIS; GROWTH INHIBITION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; METABOLIC REGULATION; MICROSCOPY; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE CLEAVAGE; POLARIZATION; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ZYGOTE; ANIMAL; BLASTOCYST; BLASTOMA; METABOLISM; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MITOCHONDRION;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; BLASTOMERES; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL, MITOCHONDRIAL; MICE; MITOCHONDRIA; ZYGOTE;

EID: 1042292033     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gah004     Document Type: Review

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