One-carbon metabolism and epigenetic regulation of embryo development

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 667-676

  Xu, Juan ^a   Sinclair, Kevin D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

epigenetics; folate; methionine; oocyte; preimplantation development; spermatogenesis

Indexed keywords

CARBON; FOLIC ACID; METHIONINE;

ALLOSTERISM; CARBON METABOLISM; CELL FUNCTION; DNA METHYLATION; DNA SYNTHESIS; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EPIGENETICS; GAMETE; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HISTONE METHYLATION; HISTONE MODIFICATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; OOCYTE; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; PROGENY; REVIEW; SPERMATOZOON; ANIMAL; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; GENETICS; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERMATOGENESIS;

MAMMALIA;

ANIMALS; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; ENERGY METABOLISM; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HUMANS; MALE; METHIONINE; OOCYTES; SPERMATOGENESIS;

EID: 84928329098     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: 14485990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD14377     Document Type: Review

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