Morphological and biochemical analysis of immature ovine oocytes vitrified with or without cumulus cells

L Bogliolo, F Ariu, S Fois, I Rosati, MT Zedda, G Leoni… - Theriogenology, 2007 - Elsevier
The cryopreservation of oocytes is an open problem as a result of their structural sensitivity
to the freezing process. This study examined (i) the survival and meiotic competence of …

Mitochondrial characteristics in oocytes of the domestic cat (Felis catus) after in vitro maturation and vitrification

N Sowińska, K Müller, W Niżański… - … in Domestic Animals, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Contents The objective of this study was to evaluate mitochondria in immature and in vitro‐
matured domestic cat oocytes and to assess for the first time the effect of vitrification on …

OPS vitrification of mouse immature oocytes before or after meiosis: the effect on cumulus cells maintenance and subsequent development

L Suo, GB Zhou, QG Meng, CL Yan, ZQ Fan, XM Zhao… - Zygote, 2009 - cambridge.org
Cryopreservation can cause cumulus cell damage around the immature oocytes, which may
result in poor subsequent development. To evaluate the effect of the meiosis stage on the …

Factors affecting nuclear maturation, cleavage and embryo development of vitrified bovine cumulus-oocyte complexes

JR Prentice, J Singh, O Dochi, M Anzar - Theriogenology, 2011 - Elsevier
The objective was to investigate the effects of cryodevice, vitrification solutions, and
equilibration time on in vitro maturation, cleavage, and embryo development of vitrified …

Structural, metabolic and developmental evaluation of ovulated rabbit oocytes before and after cryopreservation by vitrification and slow freezing

P Salvetti, S Buff, M Afanassieff, N Daniel, P Guérin… - Theriogenology, 2010 - Elsevier
The cryopreservation of oocytes is valuable for the preservation of women's fertility and
might also be an interesting tool to preserve animal genetic biodiversity. It is not often used …

Effect of vitrification of in vitro matured prepubertal goat oocytes on embryo development after parthenogenic activation and intracytoplasmic sperm injection

I Menéndez-Blanco, S Soto-Heras, MG Catalá… - Cryobiology, 2020 - Elsevier
This work studies the effect of vitrification of in vitro matured (IVM) prepubertal goat oocytes
on: 1) oocyte damage assessed by reactive oxygen species (ROS) level and apoptosis and …

Production of good-quality porcine blastocysts by in vitro fertilization of follicular oocytes vitrified at the germinal vesicle stage

T Somfai, J Noguchi, H Kaneko, M Nakai, M Ozawa… - Theriogenology, 2010 - Elsevier
We investigated survival, meiotic competence, cytoplasmic maturation, in vitro fertilization,
and development of immature porcine (Sus scrofa) oocytes cryopreserved by a modified …

Developmental competence of in vitro-fertilized porcine oocytes after in vitro maturation and solid surface vitrification: effect of cryopreservation on oocyte antioxidative …

T Somfai, M Ozawa, J Noguchi, H Kaneko, NWK Karja… - Cryobiology, 2007 - Elsevier
The susceptibility of in vitro matured (IVM) porcine oocytes to be fertilized in vitro after
vitrification was investigated. IVM oocytes were cryopreserved by solid surface vitrification …

Resveratrol treatment increases mitochondrial biogenesis and improves viability of porcine germinal-vesicle stage vitrified-warmed oocytes

J Ito, K Shirasuna, T Kuwayama, H Iwata - Cryobiology, 2020 - Elsevier
Vitrification induces mitochondrial dysfunction in warmed oocytes, and degeneration and
biogenesis of mitochondria are crucial for maintaining oocyte quality. The present study …

Glutathione Ethyl Ester Protects In Vitro-Maturing Bovine Oocytes against Oxidative Stress Induced by Subsequent Vitrification/Warming

T García-Martínez, M Vendrell-Flotats… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
This study aimed to examine whether the addition of glutathione ethyl ester (GSH-OEt) to the
in vitro maturation (IVM) medium would improve the resilience of bovine oocytes to …