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. 1993 Nov 1;267(3):337-43.
doi: 10.1002/jez.1402670310.

Energy metabolism of the trophectoderm and inner cell mass of the mouse blastocyst

L C Hewitson  1 , H J Leese
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Energy metabolism of the trophectoderm and inner cell mass of the mouse blastocyst

L C Hewitson et al. J Exp Zool. .

Abstract

The two cell populations of the day 5 mouse blastocyst--the inner cell mass (ICM) and trophectoderm (TE)--were isolated by immunosurgery and TE biopsy. The uptake of glucose and pyruvate and the production of lactate were measured in the isolated cell populations and in single day 5 blastocysts, using a non-invasive ultramicrofluorescence technique. The number of cells in isolated ICMs, TE vesicles, and intact blastocysts were counted after differential labeling with fluorochromes. The uptake of glucose and the formation of lactate were approximately three and five times greater, respectively, in the ICM cells compared with the TE cells. All the glucose consumed by the ICM could be accounted for by lactate formation, whereas the value for TE was 55%. The uptake of pyruvate was low in both cell types. The results are consistent with the proposition that the TE acts as a transporting epithelium, sparing nutrients for metabolism by the ICM.

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