title: Incorporation of uridine and leucine by the germinal discs of quail eggs kept cool or warmed periodically during storage.
abstract: Nucleic acid and protein biosyntheses are characteristic of the fertilised germinal disc and continue during storage at 20 degrees C though at a reduced rate. There is no comparable activity in unfertilised eggs. 2. Warming the fertilised eggs for 30 min/d during storage increased the rate of incorporation of uridine and leucine into proteins and nucleic acids by a factor of three.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003370:Coturnix / Q000196:embryology* / Q000378:metabolism; D004531:Eggs; D005306:Fertilization; D007930:Leucine / Q000378:metabolism*; D011784:Quail / Q000196:embryology*; D013696:Temperature; D014529:Uridine / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D007930:Leucine; D014529:Uridine