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31 37 Balaban, B., Urman, B., Sertac, A., Alatas, C., Aksoy, S., Mercan, R. (1998) Oocyte morphology does not affect fertilization rate, embryo quality and implantation rate
1986 Beams, H. W., Kessel, R. G. (1973) Oocytes structures and early vitellogenesis in the trout, Salmo gairdneri . Am. J. Anat. 136 , 105
Introduction Oocyte or embryo culture is widely utilised for various purposes, including overcoming post-fertilisation barriers and producing good-quality embryos for further usage ( Borole et al., 2000 ). However, it should be recognised that
Research comparing the activation sensitivity of oocytes to chemical treatment among mammalian species remains limited. We compared the activation ability of oocytes from bovine and feline ovaries when treated with ethanol alone, with ethanol and cycloheximide, and without any chemical treatment; the oocytes were then cultured for 72 h. After in vitro maturation (IVM), 5% of feline oocytes were activated and 1% were cleaved, whereas there were no prematurely activated bovine oocytes. Activation rates with ethanol and ethanol/cycloheximide were significantly higher (P < 0.01) in bovine oocytes than in feline oocytes (74.2% vs. 34.1% and 86.3% vs. 52.5%, respectively). Thus, our findings indicate that feline oocytes can be prematurely activated by the end of IVM, and that bovine oocytes may have a higher sensitivity of parthenogenetic activation to chemical treatment than do feline oocytes.
Follicular development and oocyte quality were assessed by laparoscopic observation and in vitro fertilisation, respectively, in melatonin-treated (Group M) and control (Group C) anoestrous Chios ewes (n = 10 in each group). Fourteen days after melatonin insertion, all ewes had laparoscopic evaluation of the follicular population followed by oocyte pick-up (OPU); on day 22 intravaginal progestagen sponges were inserted for 14 days. Two days after sponge removal the follicular population was re-evaluated and a second follicular aspiration was performed. Collected oocytes from the second OPU underwent in vitro maturation, fertilisation and culture. The number of large follicles was higher in Group M than in the control ewes during the first OPU and tended to be so (P = 0.06) at the second. Morphologically, oocytes collected from controls were of better quality than those from Group M; however, more oocytes collected from melatonintreated animals fertilised and developed in vitro . These results indicate that melatonin is a potent regulator of follicular development and oocyte competence during the anoestrous period of the ewe.
This study determined the optimum storage vessel and the effects of resveratrol for the storage of in vitro matured (IVM) bovine oocytes. After IVM, the oocytes were kept in a Hepes-buffered medium at 25 °C for 20 h in different containers including Eppendorf tubes (ET) made of polypropylene (PP) and polystyrene (PS), and tissue culture tubes (TCT) made of PP, PS, and glass. Then oocytes were subjected to IVF and subsequent in vitro embryo development was compared among the groups and to that of a control group without storage. The percentage of blastocyst development in the control group was significantly higher than in the stored groups (P < 0.05). Among oocytes stored in TCT, the percentage of blastocyst development of oocytes stored in glass TCT was significantly higher than that of oocytes stored in PP and PS TCT (P < 0.05); however, it did not differ from that of oocytes stored in ET. The quality of blastocysts did not differ among the control and stored groups. Embryo development was not affected when 0.1, 1 or 10 μM resveratrol was added to the medium during oocyte storage. In conclusion, glass tubes were optimal for oocyte storage and resveratrol did not improve the development of stored oocytes.
.-P. and Rátky, J. (1994): Repeated laparoscopical follicular puncture and oocyte aspiration in swine. Reprod. Dom. Anim. 29, 494--502. Repeated laparoscopical follicular puncture and oocyte aspiration in swine
Alikani, M., Palermo, G., Adler, A., Bertoli, M., Blake, M., Cohen, J. (1995) Intracytoplasmic sperm injection in dysmorphic human oocytes. Zygote 3 , 283–288. Cohen J
Introduction Oocyte maturation and acquisition of developmental competence ( i.e. , capacity to be fertilised and sustain full-term development) are complex processes that require the interplay of multiple cell types
Abate, A., Nazzaro, A., Salerno, A., Marzano, F., Pavone Cossut, M. R., Perino, M. (2009) Efficacy of recombinant versus human derived follicle stimulating hormone on the oocyte and embryo quality in IVF
