The role of oxygen in ruminant preimplantation embryo development and metabolism

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 98, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 113-128

  Harvey, A J ^a  

^a University of New Orleans   (United States)

Author keywords

Embryo culture; Gene expression; Metabolism; Oxidative stress; Oxygen

Indexed keywords

BASIC HELIX LOOP HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; BOVIDS; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; CYTOLOGY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; METABOLISM; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BASIC HELIX-LOOP-HELIX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; BLASTOCYST; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RUMINANTS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE; BOVINAE;

EID: 33846820500     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2006.10.008     Document Type: Article

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