[HTML][HTML] Melatonin restores the developmental competence of heat stressed porcine oocytes, and alters the expression of genes related to oocyte maturation

L Yang, Z Zhao, M Cui, L Zhang, Q Li - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Melatonin improves the quality and in vitro maturation (IVM) of oocytes
under heat stress. Melatonin treatment counteracts the adverse effects induced by heat …

[HTML][HTML] Developmental Hurdles That Can Compromise Pregnancy during the First Month of Gestation in Cattle

SL Speckhart, MA Oliver, AD Ealy - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary A high incidence of early pregnancy failures exists in beef and dairy cows.
This review describes various problems which occur during early gestation that contribute to …

Maturational gene upregulation and mitochondrial activity enhancement in mouse in vitro matured oocytes and using granulosa cell conditioned medium

E Zand, R Fathi, MH Nasrabadi, MJ Atrabi, N Spears… - Zygote, 2018 - cambridge.org
The high miscarriage rates that result following transfer of embryos derived from in vitro
maturation (IVM) of oocytes necessitate improvements in the processes involved. This study …

In vitro culture strategy for oocytes from early antral follicle in cattle

RG Barros, V Lodde, F Franciosi… - JoVE (Journal of Visualized …, 2020 - jove.com
The limited reserve of mature, fertilizable oocytes represents a major barrier for the success
of assisted reproduction in mammals. Considering that during the reproductive life span only …

[HTML][HTML] Phenotypic and genetic relationships among anogenital distance, anti-Müllerian hormone, and in vitro embryo production in Gyr dairy cattle

AF Machado, SEF Guimarães, DLS Netto… - Journal of Dairy …, 2024 - Elsevier
Anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) concentration and number of recovered oocytes (ROOC) are
phenotypic parameters associated with in vitro embryo production (IVEP). More recently …

Bovine oocyte maturation: acquisition of developmental competence

BAJ Roelen - Reproduction, Fertility and Development, 2020 - CSIRO Publishing
Although millions of oocytes are formed during embryo and fetal development in the cow,
only a small fraction of these will form a developmentally competent oocyte and be fertilised …

[HTML][HTML] In vitro maturation with leukemia inhibitory factor prior to the vitrification of bovine oocytes improves their embryo developmental potential and gene …

M Vendrell-Flotats, T García-Martínez… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Oocyte cryopreservation has a significant impact on subsequent embryonic development.
Herein, we investigated whether supplementing in vitro maturation medium with Leukemia …

[HTML][HTML] The effect of the human cumulus cells-conditioned medium on in vitro maturation of mouse oocyte: An experimental study

M Adib, SM Seifati, MD Ashkezari… - International Journal …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background To increase the results of infertility treatment, many efforts have been made to
improve the treatment methods. As assisted reproductive technology is mainly using cell …

[PDF][PDF] Assessment of different methods of bovine oocytes collection, maturation and Invitro fertilization of abattoir specimens

WM Saleh - Iraqi Journal of Veterinary Sciences, 2017 - iasj.net
The aim of this study is designed to evaluate the best methods for cow oocytes collection
from abattoir specimens which is the cheapest, easily obtained and bulky number. Forty five …

[HTML][HTML] Emerging Contributions of Pluripotent Stem Cells to Reproductive Technologies in Veterinary Medicine

RCF de Castro, TW Buranello, K Recchia… - Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
The generation of mature gametes and competent embryos in vitro from pluripotent stem
cells has been successfully achieved in a few species, mainly in mice, with recent advances …