[HTML][HTML] Pre-Implantation Bovine Embryo Evaluation—From Optics to Omics and Beyond

RAC Rabel, PV Marchioretto, EA Bangert, K Wilson… - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary With conventional breeding practices, even the best dairy/beef cows will
likely produce no more than half-a-dozen calves in their lifetimes; a crime, would you not …

Label-free, high-throughput holographic imaging to evaluate mammalian gametes and embryos

MB Wheeler, RAC Rabel, M Rubessa… - Biology of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Assisted reproduction is one of the significant tools to treat human infertility. Morphological
assessment is the primary method to determine sperm and embryo viability during in vitro …

[HTML][HTML] Full-field optical coherence microscopy enables high-resolution label-free imaging of the dynamics of live mouse oocytes and early embryos

S Morawiec, A Ajduk, P Stremplewski… - Communications …, 2024 - nature.com
High quality label-free imaging of oocytes and early embryos is essential for accurate
assessment of their developmental potential, a key element of assisted reproduction …

Mule embryos share identical morphological features to horse embryos

G Podico, IF Canisso - Theriogenology, 2024 - Elsevier
This study aimed to compare the morphometry of horse and mule embryos. The study's
hypothesis was that the micronuclei and nuclear fragmentation indexes are higher in mule …

[HTML][HTML] Associations of the Single Bovine Embryo Growth Media Metabolome with Successful Pregnancy

E Tsopp, K Kilk, E Taalberg, P Pärn, A Viljaste-Seera… - Metabolites, 2024 - mdpi.com
This study investigated whether metabolomic fingerprints of bovine embryo growth media
improve the prediction of successful embryo implantation. In this prospective cohort study …

[HTML][HTML] The ultrastructural nature of human oocytes' cytoplasmic abnormalities and the role of cytoskeleton dysfunction

M Tatíčková, Z Trebichalská, D Kyjovská, P Otevřel… - F&S Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective To investigate the structural bases of human oocytes' cytoplasmic abnormalities
and the causative mechanism of their emergence. Knowledge of an abnormal oocyte's …

Seeing more with less: Extensible Immunofluorescence (ExIF) accessibly generates high-plexity datasets by integrating standard 4-plex imaging data

J Lock, I Gunawan, F Kohane, K Nguyen, Y Zheng… - 2024 - researchsquare.com
Standard immunofluorescence imaging captures just~ 4 molecular markers ('4-plex') per
cell, limiting dissection of complex biology. Inspired by multimodal omics-based data …

Non-Invasive Markers of Gamete and Embryo Quality

C Pretty - Mastering Clinical Embryology, 2024 - taylorfrancis.com
The main goal of any embryologist is to create and select the embryo for treatment which
has the very best potential for implantation and success. The ability to choose this embryo …

Maturation and Culture Media Effects on In Vitro Bovine Embryo Developmental Competence

CM Helland - 2020 - digitalcommons.calpoly.edu
In vitro produced bovine embryos are critical to the cattle industry. However, these embryos
have altered morphology, epigenetics, and metabolism when compared to their in vivo …