Accumulation of Betaine in the Developing Mouse Oocyte Requires Choline Dehydrogenase

In the developing mouse oocyte, as well as in the preimplantation embryo, betaine (N,N,N-trimethylglycine) plays an important role first as a mechanism for cell volume regulation and second as a major methyl donor. Thus, the presence of betaine has implications both during development, and throughou...

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Main Author: McClatchie, Taylor
Other Authors: Baltz, Jay
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa 2018
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10393/38534
http://dx.doi.org/10.20381/ruor-22787