Incorporation of uridine and leucine by the germinal discs of quail eggs kept cool or warmed periodically during storage.
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.
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*
D007930:Leucine; D014529:Uridine