Embryo quality revisited: understanding and reversing the hidden impact of obesity

Amino acids and the early mammalian embryo: Origin, fate, function and life‐long legacy (2021)
Journal Article
Leese, H. J., McKeegan, P., & Sturmey, R. G. (2021). Amino acids and the early mammalian embryo: Origin, fate, function and life‐long legacy. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(18), Article 9874. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18189874

Amino acids are now recognised as having multiple cellular functions in addition to their traditional role as constituents of proteins. This is well-illustrated in the early mammalian embryo where amino acids are now known to be involved in intermedi... Read More about Amino acids and the early mammalian embryo: Origin, fate, function and life‐long legacy.

Embryo Metabolism and What Does the Embryo Need? (2021)
Book Chapter
Vergaro, P., & Sturmey, R. G. (2021). Embryo Metabolism and What Does the Embryo Need?. In K. Lundin, & A. Ahlström (Eds.), Manual of Embryo Culture in Human Assisted Reproduction (30-41). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108874014.005

The embryo is a dynamic structure that can be affected by the interaction with the surrounding environment. During its journey through the female reproductive tract from fertilization to implantation, the embryo undergoes numerous biochemical and phy... Read More about Embryo Metabolism and What Does the Embryo Need?.