Only a fraction of oocytes present in the ovaries at birth are ever ovulated during the lifetime
of a female mammal. In vitro maturation (IVM) offers the possibility to exploit what is a largely …

The developing fetus requires substantial amounts of fatty acids to support rapid cellular
growth and activity. Although the fatty acid composition delivered to the fetus is largely …

STUDY QUESTION Can bovine oocyte antioxidant defence and oocyte quality be improved
by extending the duration of pre-in vitro maturation (IVM) with cyclic adenosine mono …

To increase productivity in the small ruminant industry, the genetic material of these species
should be improved. In vitro embryo production could be an important technology to reach …

Oocyte in vitro maturation (IVM) is an assisted reproductive technology with a long and
sometimes checked history. It is a minimally invasive technique involving the deliberate …

STUDY QUESTION Can a pre-in vitro maturation (pre-IVM) medium containing signaling
molecules rather than chemical/pharmaceutical agents, sustain meiotic arrest and improve …

Oocytes are maintained in a state of meiotic arrest following the first meiotic division until
ovulation is triggered. Within the antral follicle, meiotic arrest is actively suppressed in a …

Cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) is an important molecule in signal transduction
within the cell, functioning as a second cell messenger of gonadotrophin stimulation. The …

Abstract Simulated Physiological Oocyte Maturation (SPOM) mimics in vitro the
physiological events of oocyte maturation. The system uses cAMP modulators in two steps …

Transvaginal ultrasound‐guided oocyte retrieval (commonly called OPU) and in vitro
embryo production (IVP) in cattle has shown significant progress in recent years, in part, as a …