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Women’s egg quality dependent on metabolic factors

July 7, 2020

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In the world’s most in-depth study of the final steps of egg maturation, the quality of a woman’s eggs was found to be significantly dependent on the important metabolic coenzyme called nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+).

UQ Centre for Clinical Research scientist Professor Hayden Homer said NAD+ helps to ensure that eggs retain the bulk of their cellular building blocks as they mature.

“NAD+ is a critical coenzyme found in every cell in your body, and it’s involved in hundreds of metabolic processes, but levels decline with age,” Professor Homer said.

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