Oxidation of [U-14C]acetate by the sheep conceptus between days 13 and 19 of pregnancy

• Published in: Reproduction fertility and development Vol. 5; no. 2; pp. 201 - 208
• Main Authors: Wales, R.G, Waugh, E.E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Australia 1993
• Subjects: acetates; Acetates - metabolism; Adenosine Triphosphate - biosynthesis; Allantois - drug effects; Allantois - metabolism; Animals; Blastocyst - drug effects; Blastocyst - metabolism; Carbon Dioxide - metabolism; conceptus; Female; Glucose - pharmacology; Longitudinal Studies; oxidation; Oxidation-Reduction; Pregnancy; sheep; Sheep - embryology; Sheep - metabolism; Trophoblasts - drug effects; Trophoblasts - metabolism; Yolk Sac - drug effects; Yolk Sac - metabolism

Acetate metabolism by the sheep conceptus was assessed by measuring CO2 production during a 2.5-h incubation of embryos and samples of the extraembryonic membranes in HEPES-buffered media containing 1.12 mM [U-14C]acetate. The rate of oxidation of acetate by embryonic tissue showed little change bet...