… events affect oocyte maturation and the acquisition of developmental competency, including:
interactions between somatic cells of the follicle (in particular cumulus cells) and the oocyte; …

… the effect of cumulus oocyte complex (COC) morphology on in vitro maturation of bovine
oocytes. … methods to yield different quality grades of oocytes. Based on the number of layers of …

… completion of meiotic maturation in bovine cumulus± oocyte complexes under low oxygen
… vitro maturation is beneficial for supporting the subsequent development of bovine oocytes. …

… We hypothesised that in the latter stages of oocyte maturation… of ECM, bovine cumulus–oocyte
complexes (COCs) were … 20–24 h maturation compared with unstimulated complexes, …

… receptors (PRs) in bovine oocytes and cumulus cells during in vitro maturation (IVM) and
to … and its receptors on oocyte developmental competence. Cumulus-oocyte complexes (COCs) …

… of 6 mM urea on nuclear maturation of cumulus-oocyte-complexes (COC) col… maturation,
the nuclear stages of samples of the COC were determined. During the first 8 h of maturation, …

… surge but is significantly reduced in cumulus-oocyte complexes matured in vitro. Thus we …
oxidation in cumulus-oocyte complexes could be modulated during in vitro maturation by lipid …

… However, it is not clear how oocytes coordinate with the … maturation. The aim of the present
study was to test the hypothesis that oocytes promote the expression of EGFR by cumulus …

… In the absence of cumulus cells during maturation, oocyte developmental … bovine
cumulus-oocyte-complexes (COCs) for 8 h, the cumulus cells were removed and denuded oocytes …

… oocytes and cumulus cells (CCs) on the level of cumulus expansion and oocyte maturation
during IVM of cumulus-oocyte complexes (… tracking of oocytes. Especially, the influence of …