Reproductive function is dependent on energy resources. The role of weight, body
composition, fat distribution and the effect of diet have been largely investigated in …

During the past 6 years, considerable advancement has been achieved in experimental
embryology of pigs. This process was mainly generated by the rapidly increasing need for …

This study was conducted to evaluate in vivo and in vitro development of in vitro-matured
equine oocytes fertilized by intracytoplasmic sperm injection. Oocytes were collected from …

The culture of early embryos in the surrogate xeno-oviduct was first developed in the early
1950s to allow transport of embryos at long distances. Later, it was applied to the study of …

The normal development and maturation of oocytes and sperm, the formation of fertilized
ova, the implantation of early embryos, and the growth and development of foetuses are the …

The objective of this work was to obtain cloned pig offspring by uterine transfer of blastocysts
produced by zona-free manipulation. We started by defining the most suitable culture media …

To investigate whether insulin and/or metformin improve the developmental competence of
porcine oocytes and embryos, insulin (100 ng/ml) and/or metformin (10− 5 M) were …

The in vitro aggregation of human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) into clusters termed
embryoid bodies (EBs) allows for the spontaneous differentiation of cells representing …

The effect of replacing 5.5 mM glucose in North Carolina State University (NCSU)-23
medium with 0.5 mM pyruvate/5.0 mM lactate on porcine IVF embryo development was …

Pre-implanted growth and development of embryo is deficient in many aspects as is
evidenced by the great difficulty in growing embryos in-vitro, while maintaining viability as …