Metabolism of the preimplantation embryo: 40 Years on

Reproduction

Volumn 143, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 417-427

  Leese, Henry J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; AMINO ACID; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; GLUCOSE; LACTIC ACID; LIPID; PYRUVIC ACID;

BLASTOCYST; BLASTOCYTE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENERGY RESOURCE; FERTILITY; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INFERTILITY THERAPY; METHODOLOGY; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STRESS; ZYGOTE;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; EMBRYOLOGY; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; ENERGY METABOLISM; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION;

EID: 84860441285     PISSN: 14701626     EISSN: 17417899     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/REP-11-0484     Document Type: Review

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