… machinery required to support early embryonic development. This capacity of the oocyte to
sustain early development, called oocyte developmental competence, is intrinsically linked to …

… and developmental competence of cumulus-oocyte complexes (… Cumulus-oocyte complexes
were also collected from early-… The developmental capacity of COC-A and COC-B, which …

… Since an LH surge in vivo or isolation of cumulus–oocyte complexes from antral follicles elicit
… Schroeder AC, Eppig JJ 1984 The developmental capacity of mouse oocytes that matured …

… understand the complex interplay between oocytes and CCs … that actually confer developmental
competence on oocytes that … the hypothesis that the capacity of oocytes to produce these …

… The cumulus–oocyte complexes (COCs) from calves and cows were aspirated from small
antral follicles (2–8 mm) using an air pump (Micro-Macro Aspirator, Labotect, Göttingen, …

… Ovum pick-up in the cow: The effect of aspiration vacuum and needle diameter on the
morphology of the cumulus oocyte complex and on the developmental capacity of the oocyte. …

… The aim of the present study was to find more parameters to define developmental
competence of cumulus-oocyte-complexes (COCs). Bovine COCs were divided into five groups …

… developmental potential was compared with that of oocytes … calf oocytes did not differ
significantly from those of cow oocytes… total of 662 cumulus oocyte complexes were matured in …

… warm oocyte maturation medium, oocytecumulus cell complexes liberated with the aid of
25gauge needles, and complexes washed through three dishes containing 2.5 ml oocyte …

… stimulation of follicular development in immature mice resulted in a coordinated increase in
the embryonic developmental capacity of the oocytes. Oocyte cumulus cell complexes were …