Molecular control of mitochondrial function in developing rhesus monkey oocytes and preimplantation-stage embryos

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 846-859

  Mtango, N R ^a   Harvey, A J ^b   Latham, K E ^a   Brenner, C A ^b  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gene regulation; Macaque; Mitochondrial DNA transcription factors

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO CULTURE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OOCYTE; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; RHESUS MONKEY;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BLASTOCYST; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENOME, MITOCHONDRIAL; MACACA MULATTA; MITOCHONDRIA; OOCYTES; PREGNANCY; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

MACACA MULATTA; PRIMATES;

EID: 51949117495     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD08078     Document Type: Article

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