Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are ubiquitous in aquatic and terrestrial
environments. The main objective of this review was to summarize the current knowledge of …

BACKGROUND Non-invasive selection of developmentally competent human oocytes may
increase the overall efficiency of human assisted reproduction and is regarded as crucial in …

Plastics are persistent synthetic polymers that accumulate as waste in the marine
environment. Microplastic (MP) particles are derived from the breakdown of larger debris or …

The causes of embryonic arrest during pre-implantation development are poorly understood.
Attempts to correlate patterns of oocyte gene expression with successful embryo …

There is surprising confusion surrounding the concept of biological totipotency, both within
the scientific community and in society at large. Increasingly, ethical objections to scientific …

Until recently, the molecular pathogenesis of preeclampsia (PE) remained largely unknown.
Reports have shown that circulating microRNAs (miRNAs) are promising novel biomarkers …

Female fertility relies on successful egg development. Besides chromosome segregation,
complex structural and biochemical changes in the cytoplasmic compartment are necessary …

BACKGROUND Insulin resistance (IR) and hyperinsulinemia compromise fertility in females
and are well-recognized characteristics of anovulatory women with polycystic ovary …

The use of metabolomic based techniques to aid oocyte and embryo selection has gained
attention in recent years. Previous work from our laboratory has demonstrated that the 1H …

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small endogenous molecules that are involved in a diverse of
cellular process. However, little is known about their abundance in bovine oocytes and their …