Importance of methionine metabolism in morula-to-blastocyst transition in bovine preimplantation embryos

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 91-97

  Ikeda, Shuntaro ^a   Sugimoto, Miki ^a   Kume, Shinichi ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bovine; Methionine; One carbon metabolism; Preimplantation embryo; S adenosylmethionine

Indexed keywords

ANTIMETABOLITE; ETHIONINE; METHIONINE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; DNA METHYLATION; DRUG EFFECT; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; METABOLISM; MORULA; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY;

ANIMALS; ANTIMETABOLITES; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; DNA METHYLATION; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; ETHIONINE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; METHIONINE; MORULA; PREGNANCY; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

BOVINAE;

EID: 84859150209     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.11-096H     Document Type: Article

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