The pig is an important livestock animal. Biotechnological interest in this species has
increased due to its use, among others, in the generation of transgenic animals for use in …

The process of embryonic development is crucial and radically influences preimplantation
embryo competence. It involves oocyte maturation, fertilization, cell division and blastulation …

Mammalian sperm, the only cells that achieve their purpose outside their organism of origin,
have to swim vigorously within the female reproductive tract to reach an oocyte. Flagellar …

Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS) is an extremely rare genetic disorder for
which no cure exists. The disease is characterized by premature aging and inevitable death …

The advent of assisted reproductive technologies (ART) in mammals involved an
extraordinary change in the environment where the beginning of a new organism takes …

Abstract Autosomal Recessive Renal Tubular Dysgenesis (AR-RTD) is a fatal genetic
disorder characterized by complete absence or severe depletion of proximal tubules (PT) in …

Purpose To explore how the assisted reproductive technology (ART) laboratories can be
optimized and standardized to enhance embryo culture and selection, to bridge the gap …

Simple Summary This study was conducted to demonstrate how embryo manipulation
techniques incur phenotypic changes throughout life. This study reports the first evidence …

Simple Summary Bovine embryos are nowadays produced in laboratories, frozen and
transferred to other cows. However, the percentage of pregnancies obtained after these …

Background Molecules from the female reproductive tract modulate capacitation and
function of sperm cells in vivo. These molecules vary in a quantitative and qualitative …