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Effects of choline on the phenotype of the cultured bovine preimplantation embryo.
Journal of dairy science - 1 Nov 2020
Estrada-Cortés E, Negrón-Peréz V M, Tríbulo P, Zenobi M G, Staples C R, Hansen P J
Abstract excerpt
Choline is a precursor of acetylcholine, phosphatidylcholine, and the methyl-donor betaine. Reports indicate that supplementation with rumen-protected choline improves postpartum reproductive function of dairy cows. The objective was to determine whether addition of choline to culture medium of in vitro-produced embryos alters the phenotype of the resultant blastocysts. Treatments were choline chloride (ChCl;...
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