Zygote Oxygen Use: Energy Metabolism Before Blastocyst Stage
The human zygote does not use oxygen until it reaches the blastocyst stage (hollow sphere) at about 5–6 days post-fertilization. During early cleavage stages, the primary energy source is pyruvate from glycolysis, not oxidative phosphorylation.
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