Regulation of mitochondrial DNA accumulation during oogenesis
Oocytes contain a large stock of mitochondria. These are essential because, following fertilization, the embryo does not resume mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) replication until near the time of implantation; therefore, a large stock is essential to ensure that each blastomere inherits a sufficient number...
Main Author: | |
---|---|
Other Authors: | |
Format: | Others |
Language: | en |
Published: |
McGill University
2011
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=97087 |