The objective of the development of assisted reproduction techniques in dogs and cats is
their application to non-domestic canine and feline species, most of which are considered …

Folliculogenesis in the ovary begins before birth with the formation of primordial follicles
consisting of an oocyte in the resting meiotic prophase surrounded by a layer of …

Electron and fluorescence microscopic techniques have been used in a complementary
fashion to study the patterns of follicle cell‐oocyte interactions within cumulus‐oocyte …

Detection of connexin (Cx) proteins has been used as an indicator of the presence of
structural and functional gap junctions in tissues. To examine the role of gap junctions …

Epidemiological studies have repeatedly shown that reproductive processes in pregnant
women are adversely affected by exposure to cigarette smoke. The potential reproductive …

The oocyte is distinct from all other metazoan cells by its ability to become a totipotent
zygote. This fundamental property of female germ cells is not only retained in mammals but …

Abstract Development and differentiation of a functional oocyte that following fertilization is
able to give rise to a new individual requires continuous physical contact with the supporting …

Pretreating the rectum of mice with nonoxynol-9 (N9) or spermicides containing N9 before
infecting via the rectal route with herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV-2) increased the likelihood of …

In newborn mammals, most of the germ cell population rests in a pool of quiescent small
follicles in the ovaries. Regularly throughout adulthood, a small percentage of these oocytes …

Abstract Ovarian follicles from days 13, 14, 15, and 16 and corpora lutea (CL) from days 2, 4,
8, 12, and 15 of the estrous cycle were evaluated for the presence of connexins by …