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Early human embryo metabolism
1 Apr 1993
Abstract excerpt
Non-invasive microanalytical methods have been devised to study the energy metabolism of single human preimplantation embryos. Pyruvate, which is added routinely to all media used to culture human embryos, is consumed throughout the preimplantation period, with glucose assuming an increasing role at embryo compaction and blastocyst formation. All of the glucose consumed may be accounted for by the appearance of...
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