Laura Sanchez-Lazo et al.
Molecular endocrinology (Baltimore, Md.), 28(9), 1502-1521 (2014-07-25)
Oocyte meiotic maturation requires energy from various substrates including glucose, amino acids, and lipids. Mitochondrial fatty acid (FA) β-oxidation (FAO) in the oocyte is required for meiotic maturation, which is accompanied by differential expression of numerous genes involved in FAs