This review considers the role of the sperm in fertilization, addressing areas of
misunderstanding and unfounded assumptions and taking particular advantage of the large …

Purpose To compare the number of oocytes per follicles in ovulation induction with 10,000
IU urinary hCG (uhCG) and two different doses of recombinant hCG (rhCG) in women …

Connexin 43, a member of the highly conserved connexin family of gap junction proteins, is
expressed in the pig ovary. In other species, ovarian connexin 43 expression and …

Intercellular gap junction channels are composed of connexin (Cx) protein. In the Atlantic
croaker ovary, gonadotropin (GtH)-induced oocyte maturational competence is …

Contents The objectives of the present study were to investigate the relationship between
the morphological status of cumulus cells surrounding canine oocytes after maturation …

The effects of human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG) and a combination of growth factors on
the developmental competence of canine oocytes during in vitro maturation was examined …

The present study was conducted to investigate the effects of the attachment of cumulus
cells to oocytes and coculture with cumulus cells during maturation culture on the nuclear …

Contents The present study was conducted to examine the meiotic competence of canine
oocytes embedded in collagen gel, and to investigate the effects of timed exposure of the …

The objective of this study was to use mouse embryos as a model system to investigate the
effect of co-culture of cumulus cells in Sydney IVF sequential media (Cook) on embryo …

BACKGROUND: The cooling of mammalian oocytes to sub-physiological temperatures is
widely known to affect their viability through the induction of various abnormalities at all …