title: Preimplantation mouse embryos synthesize membrane sterols.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001755:Blastocyst / Q000378:metabolism*; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism*; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D002788:Cholesterol Esters / Q000096:biosynthesis; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D005260:Female; D006903:Hydroxymethylglutaryl CoA Reductases / Q000378:metabolism; D007810:Lanosterol / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D008563:Membrane Lipids / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D008798:Mevalonic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D013185:Squalene / Q000096:biosynthesis
chemical_list: D002788:Cholesterol Esters; D008563:Membrane Lipids; D007810:Lanosterol; D013185:Squalene; D002784:Cholesterol; D006903:Hydroxymethylglutaryl CoA Reductases; D008798:Mevalonic Acid