Mitochondria in human oogenesis and preimplantation embryogenesis: Engines of metabolism, ionic regulation and developmental competence

Reproduction

Volumn 128, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 269-280

  Van Blerkom, Jonathan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b ROSE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CALCIUM ION; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM HOMEOSTASIS; CELL ORGANELLE; CELL POLARITY; CELL SELECTION; CELL VIABILITY; COMPLEMENT SYSTEM; DEVELOPMENTAL STABILITY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DNA INTEGRATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO PATTERN FORMATION; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HETEROPLASMY; HUMAN; ION TRANSPORT; METABOLIC REGULATION; MITOCHONDRIAL RESPIRATION; NIDATION; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; REVIEW; SOMATIC CELL GENETICS;

BLASTOCYST; CELL RESPIRATION; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MITOCHONDRIA; OOCYTES; OOGENESIS; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 4544353776     PISSN: 14701626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/rep.1.00240     Document Type: Review

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