Endogenous folates and single-carbon metabolism in the ovarian follicle, oocyte and pre-implantation embryo

Reproduction

Volumn 139, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 705-715

  Kwong, W Y ^a   Adamiak, S J ^a   Gwynn, A ^a   Singh, R ^a   Sinclair, K D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLATE RECEPTOR; GLYCINE METHYLTRANSFERASE; HYPOXANTHINE; METHIONINE; METHOTREXATE; REDUCED FOLATE CARRIER; S ADENOSYLHOMOCYSTEINE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; THYMIDINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CARBON METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUMULUS CELL; EMBRYO; FOLATE METABOLISM; GENE EXPRESSION; GRANULOSA CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER CELL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OOCYTE; OVARY FOLLICLE; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SOMATIC CELL;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CARBON; CATTLE; CELLS, CULTURED; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; FOLIC ACID ANTAGONISTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; METHIONINE; METHOTREXATE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OOCYTES; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; SHEEP;

BOVINAE;

EID: 77949777220     PISSN: 14701626     EISSN: 17417899     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/REP-09-0517     Document Type: Article

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