Metabolic and mitochondrial dysfunction in early mouse embryos following maternal dietary protein intervention

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 622-630

  Mitchell, Megan ^a   Schulz, Samantha L ^a   Armstrong, David T ^a   Lane, Michelle ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b Repromed   (Australia)

Author keywords

Embryo; Metabolism; Mitochondria; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; PROTEIN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISORDERS OF MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTIONS; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; MATERNAL NUTRITION; METABOLIC DISORDER; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DIET; PROTEIN RESTRICTION;

ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CLEAVAGE STAGE, OVUM; DIET; DIETARY PROTEINS; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; MATERNAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; MICE; MITOCHONDRIA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PREGNANCY; PYRUVIC ACID; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES;

EID: 65349105519     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: 15297268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.108.072595     Document Type: Article

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