BACKGROUND Within the antral follicle, the oocyte is reliant on metabolic support from its
surrounding somatic cells. Metabolism plays a critical role in oocyte developmental …

In vitro production (IVP) of embryos and associated technologies in cattle have shown
significant progress in recent years, in part driven by a better understanding of the full …

Nutrition is of fundamental importance in reproductive function of female beef cattle. Nutrition
determines live weight (LW) and body condition score (BCs) and both were found more than …

Mammalian spermatozoa are characterized by a high proportion of polyunsaturated fatty
acids (PUFA) which play a crucial role in fertilization. This review focuses on analysis of …

Contents The aim of this study was to assess the effects of different antioxidants on the
levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and glutathione (GSH) in oocytes during in vitro …

Oocytes undergo a range of complex processes via oogenesis, maturation, fertilization, and
early embryonic development, eventually giving rise to a fully functioning organism. To …

Inflammation is a biologic process that mediates tissue effects including vasodilation,
hyperemia, edema, collagenolysis, and cell proliferation through complex immunologic …

Abstract Purpose of Review Developmental toxicity assessments often focus on structural
outcomes and overlook subtle metabolic differences which occur during the early embryonic …

Obesity, diabetes, and related metabolic disorders are major health issues worldwide. As
the epidemic of metabolic disorders continues, the associated medical co-morbidities …

Current challenges in capturing naive human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) suggest that
the factors regulating human naive versus primed pluripotency remain incompletely defined …