We have previously shown that, while the intrinsic quality of the oocyte is the main factor
affecting blastocyst yield during bovine embryo development in vitro, the main factor …

BACKGROUND In animal models, in vitro culture of preimplantation embryos has been
shown to be a risk factor for abnormal fetal outcome, including high and low birthweight. In …

BACKGROUND The advances in the world of IVF during the last decades have been rapid
and impressive and culture media play a major role in this success. Until the 1980s fertility …

Oocytes of all mammals contain an endogenous lipid reserve. This feature reflects their
shared ancestral origin, the yolk-rich amniote egg. However, the lipid is species-specific in …

In this study, the quantitative fluctuation of cytoplasmic lipid droplets (LD) and cryotolerance
were investigated in bovine embryos derived from in vitro‐matured (IVM) and in vitro …

Oocyte in vitro maturation (IVM) is an important reproductive technology that generates
mature oocytes that are capable of supporting preimplantation embryo development and full …

Culture of preimplantation mammalian embryos and cells can influence their subsequent
growth and differentiation. Previously, we reported that culture of mouse embryonic stem …

BACKGROUND Oocyte in vitro maturation (IVM) reduces the need for gonadotrophin-
induced ovarian hyperstimulation and its associated health risks but the unacceptably low …

This review presents an overview of the technical bases of in vivo and in vitro embryo
production in sheep and goat. The current limitations of in vivo production, such as variability …

The long-term developmental and behavioral consequences of mammalian embryo culture
are unknown. By altering the culture medium with the addition of FCS, we wanted to …