Metabolic heterogeneity during preimplantation development: The missing link?

Human Reproduction Update

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 632-640

  Brison, Daniel R ^a   Sturmey, Roger G ^b   Leese, Henry J ^b  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gap junctions; Metabolism; Preimplantation embryo

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EMBRYO; BLASTOMA; CELL HETEROGENEITY; GAP JUNCTION; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE CLEAVAGE; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

GAP JUNCTIONS; METABOLISM; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO;

ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; BLASTOMERES; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; GAP JUNCTIONS; HUMANS; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED;

EID: 84906056099     PISSN: 13554786     EISSN: 14602369     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humupd/dmu018     Document Type: Review

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