Maternal control of early embryogenesis in mammals

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 880-896

  Zhang, Kun ^a   Smith, George W ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

embryo; epigenetics; maternal effect; mitochondria; oocyte quality; reproductive aging

Indexed keywords

FOLLISTATIN; LIPID; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN; SUBCORTICAL MATERNAL COMPLEX; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGING; CELL DIVISION; CELL SPECIFICITY; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FERTILIZATION; GENE ACTIVITY; GENOME IMPRINTING; HUMAN; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL WELFARE; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR REPROGRAMMING; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVARY FOLLICLE; PREGNANCY; PREIMPLANTATION EMBRYO; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; RNA DEGRADATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPINDLE CELL; ANIMAL; FEMALE; MAMMAL; METABOLISM; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

ANIMALS; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; MAMMALS; MITOCHONDRIA; OOCYTES; PREGNANCY; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 84936938566     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: 14485990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD14441     Document Type: Review

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