Blastocyst metabolism

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 638-654

  Gardner, David K ^a   Harvey, Alexandra J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

amino acids; embryo; energy; glucose; viability

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CARBOHYDRATE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE KINASE; HYPOXIA INDUCIBLE FACTOR; MAMMALIAN TARGET OF RAPAMYCIN; OXYGEN; PROLINE; PROTEIN KINASE LKB1; SIRTUIN; GLUCOSE;

BIOSYNTHESIS; BLASTOCYST; BLASTOCYST METABOLISM; DEAMINATION; EMBRYO; EPIGENETICS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FETUS WEIGHT; GLUCOSE INTAKE; GLYCOLYSIS; HUMAN; METABOLIC STRESS; METABOLISM; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; OXIDATION REDUCTION STATE; OXYGEN CONCENTRATION; REVIEW; X CHROMOSOME; ANIMAL; FEMALE; MALE; NIDATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

MAMMALIA;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; BLASTOCYST; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; FEMALE; GLUCOSE; MALE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84928316353     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: 14485990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD14421     Document Type: Review

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