Simple Summary Artificial reproduction techniques (ART) are used widely in human
medicine to overcome infertility, with about one in seven couples being concerned in the …

Intra-ovarian local factors regulate the follicular microenvironment in coordination with
gonadotrophins, thus playing a crucial role in ovarian physiology as well as pathological …

Dietary supplementation is the most feasible method to improve oocyte function and
developmental potential in vivo. During three experiments, oocytes were collected from …

Although obesity negatively influences the metabolic homeostasis of cells within a broad
range of tissues, its impact on oocyte metabolism is not fully understood. Prior evidence …

The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is the principal organelle responsible for several specific
cellular functions including synthesis and folding of secretory or membrane proteins, lipid …

Maternal body composition can be an important determinant for development of obesity and
metabolic syndrome in adult offspring. Obesity-related outcomes in offspring may include …

Obesity exerts negative effects on the metabolic homeostasis of cells in various tissues, but
how it influences ovum metabolism is not fully understood. Previous studies demonstrate …

Introduction: Obesity is an epidemic affecting more than one-third of adults in the United
States. Obese women experience decreased fertility, explained in part by oocyte quality …

Background Maturation of oocytes under in vitro conditions (IVM) results in impaired
developmental competence compared to oocytes matured in vivo. As oocytes are closely …

Obesity is a growing welfare concern in modern equine populations and predisposes horses
to disturbances in energy metabolism such as insulin dysregulation. However, equine …