To become fertile, mammalian sperm must undergo a series of biochemical and
physiological changes known as capacitation. These changes involve crosstalk between …

Medications to stimulate the ovaries may be used to induce ovulation in patients with
anovulatory infertility or to hyperstimulate the ovaries in a controlled fashion in ovulatory …

Older women are often the most challenging group of patients in fertility clinics due to a
decline in both number and overall quality of oocytes. The quality of oocytes has been linked …

Dietary supplementation is the most feasible method to improve oocyte function and
developmental potential in vivo. During three experiments, oocytes were collected from …

STUDY QUESTION Does ovarian ageing increase the number of heteroplasmic
mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) point mutations in oocytes? SUMMARY ANSWER Our results …

Paxillin is an intracellular adaptor protein involved in focal adhesions, cell response to
stress, steroid signaling, and apoptosis in reproductive tissues. To investigate the role of …

Purpose We tested whether mitochondrial electron transport chain electron carrier
coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) increases ATP during bovine IVM and increases% M2 oocytes …

Abstract Development of animal germ cells depends critically on continuous contact and
communication with the somatic compartment of the gonad. In females, each oocyte is …

Smoking has multiple effects on hormone secretion and metabolism. These effects are
mainly mediated by the pharmacological action of tobacco alkaloids (nicotine and its …

Verbal communication is one of the most sophisticated human motor skills reflecting both—
the mental and physical health of an individual. Voice parameters and quality changes are …