Rapamycin Influences the Efficiency of Fertilization and Development in the Mouse: A Role for Autophagic Activation

The mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) regulates cellular processes such as cell growth, metabolism, transcription, translation, and autophagy. Rapamycin is a selective inhibitor of mTOR, and induces autophagy in various systems. Autophagy contributes to clearance and recycling of macromolecules a...

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Main Authors: Geun-Kyung Lee, Hyejin Shin, Hyunjung Jade Lim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies 2016-08-01
Series:Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.ajas.info/upload/pdf/ajas-29-8-1102.pdf