Human and mouse embryonic development, metabolism and gene expression are altered by an ammonium gradient in vitro

Reproduction

Volumn 146, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 49-61

  Gardner, D K ^a   Hamilton, R ^b   McCallie, B ^b   Schoolcraft, W B ^c   Katz Jaffe, M G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b National Foundation for Fertility Research   (United States)

^c National Foundation for Fertility Research   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; AMMONIA; APC PROTEIN; DIHYDROLIPOAMIDE DEHYDROGENASE; EXCISION REPAIR CROSS COMPLEMENTING RODENT REPAIR DEFICIENCY COMPLEMENTATION GROUP 3; GLUTAMINE; PROTEIN; PYRUVIC ACID; TRANSCRIPTOME; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL CULTURE; CELL GROWTH; CELL MATURATION; CELL TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEAMINATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FLUOROMETRY; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; METABOLISM; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRONUCLEUS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; ANIMALS; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HUMANS; METABOLISM; MICE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84880521618     PISSN: 14701626     EISSN: 17417899     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/REP-12-0348     Document Type: Article

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