Abstract: Developing offspring of oviparous animals are entirely dependent on stored egg yolk for nutritional sustenance. The nutrients stored in the ovulated egg must be sufficient to sustain progeny development from the time of fertilization to the onset of exogenous feeding. Vitellogenesis is the process whereby the required yolk nutrients are deposited into growing oocytes, which eventually give rise to eggs. These nutrients consist of maternally derived substances, including proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, vitamins, minerals, and ions that are collectively transported from the liver to the ovary in the form of circulating yolk precursors called vitellogenins.
Publication Year: 2016
Publication Date: 2016-11-01
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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