Utilization of endogenous fatty acid stores for energy production in bovine preimplantation embryos

Theriogenology

Volumn 77, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1632-1641

  Sutton McDowall, Melanie L ^a   Feil, Deanne ^a   Robker, Rebecca L ^a   Thompson, Jeremy G ^a   Dunning, Kylie R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

oxidation; Cattle; In vitro embryo production; Lipids

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CARBOHYDRATE; CARNITINE; FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CATTLE; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG EFFECT; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENERGY METABOLISM; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; CARBOHYDRATES; CARNITINE; CATTLE; CULTURE MEDIA; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; ENERGY METABOLISM; FATTY ACIDS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION;

BOS; BOVINAE;

EID: 84863395032     PISSN: 0093691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2011.12.008     Document Type: Article

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