Recent advances in in vitro gametogenesis (IVG), including in humans, have raised ethical
concerns regarding the potential misuse and manipulation of 'artificial embryos'. However …

Superovulation treatments aim to stimulate multifollicular recruitment, maximizing the
number of oocytes or transferable embryos produced. Factors associated with the …

The seminal question in modern developmental biology is the origins of new life arising from
the unification of sperm and egg. The roots of this question begin from 19th to 20th century …

The developmental potential of an embryo is dependent on the developmental potential of
the oocyte from which it originates. The process of oocyte maturation is critical for the …

The genomes of many commercially important farm animals have already been or are in the
process of being decrypted. The genomic era is generating an important wave of …

Ovarian oogenesis and folliculogenesis are complex and coordinated biological processes
which require a series of events that induce morphological and functional changes within …

The domestic pig is not only an economically-important livestock species, but also an
increasingly recognized biomedical animal model due to its physiological similarities with …

Understanding mechanisms responsible for meiotic resumption in mammalian oocytes is
critical for the identification of strategies to enhance developmental competence of in vitro …

Mammalian fertilization comprises sperm migration through the female reproductive tract,
biochemical and morphological changes to sperm, and sperm-egg interaction in the oviduct …

Female infertility is the main reason for involuntary childlessness nowadays. The overall
trend toward postponing parenthood toward a more advanced female age in most of the …