Analysis of metabolism to select viable human embryos for transfer

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1062-1072

  Gardner, David K ^a   Wale, Petra L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amino acids; embryo selection; metabolism; oxygen; viability

Indexed keywords

1 ALKYL 2 ACETYLGLYCEROPHOSPHOCHOLINE ESTERASE; ACETYL COENZYME A; ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; AMINO ACID; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CARBOHYDRATE; COENZYME A; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER; GLUTATHIONE; HLA G ANTIGEN; LACTIC ACID; LEPTIN; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE; OXALOACETIC ACID; OXYGEN; PYRUVATE DEHYDROGENASE COMPLEX; PYRUVATE KINASE; PYRUVIC ACID; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE; UBIQUITIN;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; BLASTOCYST; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CELL METABOLISM; CELL PH; CONFERENCE PAPER; CULTURE MEDIUM; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; EMBRYONIC STRUCTURES; ENERGY YIELD; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GLUCOSE TRANSPORT; GLUCOSE UTILIZATION; GLYCOLYSIS; HUMAN; IN VITRO SELECTION; METABOLIC STRESS; METABOLISM; METABOLOMICS; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; OOCYTE; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AMINO ACIDS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLASTOCYST; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; OXYGEN; PREGNANCY; PREIMPLANTATION DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 84876415775     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.12.004     Document Type: Conference Paper

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