In vitro systems for oocyte maturation, fertilization and embryo culture [in vitro production
(IVP)] have the potential for more wide-spread use in creative breeding programs for dairy …

The preimplantation mammalian embryo from different species appears sensitive to the
environment in which it develops, either in vitro or in vivo, for example, in response to culture …

3000 new references added since the first editionGives information necessary to produce
embryos totally through in vitro techniques Shows commercial applications of embryo and …

The large offspring syndrome (LOS) is observed in bovine and ovine offspring following
transfer of in vitro-produced (IVP) or cloned embryos and is characterized by a multitude of …

Nuclear transfer from somatic cells still has limited efficiency in terms of live calves born due
to high fetal loss after transfer. In this study, we addressed the type of donor cells used for …

Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS) is a human loss-of-imprinting syndrome primarily
characterized by macrosomia, macroglossia, and abdominal wall defects. BWS has been …

The successful production of embryos by nuclear transfer (NT) employing cultured somatic
donor cells depends upon a variety of factors. The objective of the present study was to …

Postfertilization manipulation of mammalian embryos results in various developmental
alterations. To determine whether the manipulation of the Ca2+ regime causing oocyte …

A growing number of medical, scientific and biotechnological procedures rely on culture of
mammalian preimplantation embryos. This review presents currently available data on …

This study was designed to characterize conceptus development based on pre-and
postnatal measurements of in vivo-and in vitro-derived bovine pregnancies. In vivo …