OXIDATIVE STRESS AND REPRODUCTIVE FUNCTION: Reactive oxygen species in the mammalian pre-implantation embryo

JC Deluao, Y Winstanley, RL Robker… - …, 2022‏ - rep.bioscientifica.com
In brief Reactive oxygen species are generated throughout the pre-implantation period and
are necessary for normal embryo formation. However, at pathological levels, they result in …

Cytoplasmic maturation of bovine oocytes: structural and biochemical modifications and acquisition of developmental competence

EM Ferreira, AA Vireque, PR Adona, FV Meirelles… - Theriogenology, 2009‏ - Elsevier
Oocyte maturation is a long process during which oocytes acquire their intrinsic ability to
support the subsequent stages of development in a stepwise manner, ultimately reaching …

Molecular mechanisms and pathways involved in bovine embryonic genome activation and their regulation by alternative in vivo and in vitro culture conditions

A Gad, M Hoelker, U Besenfelder… - Biology of …, 2012‏ - academic.oup.com
Understanding gene expression patterns in response to altered environmental conditions at
different time points of the preimplantation period would improve our knowledge on …

Human embryogenesis: a comparative perspective

C Gerri, S Menchero, SK Mahadevaiah… - Annual review of cell …, 2020‏ - annualreviews.org
Understanding human embryology has historically relied on comparative approaches using
mammalian model organisms. With the advent of low-input methods to investigate genetic …

A conserved role of the Hippo signalling pathway in initiation of the first lineage specification event across mammals

C Gerri, A McCarthy, G Mei Scott, M Regin… - …, 2023‏ - journals.biologists.com
Our understanding of the molecular events driving cell specification in early mammalian
development relies mainly on mouse studies, and it remains unclear whether these …

Mechanisms underlying reduced fertility in anovular dairy cows

JEP Santos, RS Bisinotto, ES Ribeiro - Theriogenology, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Resumption of ovulation after parturition is a coordinated process that involves recoupling of
the GH/insulin-like growth factor 1 axis in the liver, increase in follicular development and …

[HTML][HTML] In vitro production of embryos from prepubertal holstein cattle and mediterranean water buffalo: Problems, progress and potential

L Currin, H Baldassarre, V Bordignon - Animals, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Simple Summary In vitro embryo production using oocytes from prepubertal cattle and
buffalo collected by laparoscopy can be used to produce embryos from genetically superior …

Oviduct-embryo interactions in cattle: two-way traffic or a one-way street?

V Maillo, PÓ Gaora, N Forde… - Biology of …, 2015‏ - academic.oup.com
This study examined the effect of the presence of single or multiple embryos on the
transcriptome of the bovine oviduct. In experiment 1, cyclic (nonbred, n= 6) and pregnant …

Embryo morphokinetics derived from fresh and vitrified bovine oocytes predict blastocyst development and nuclear abnormalities

D Angel-Velez, T De Coster, N Azari-Dolatabad… - Scientific Reports, 2023‏ - nature.com
Embryo development is a dynamic process and critical stages may go unnoticed with the
use of traditional morphologic assessments, especially the timing of embryonic divisions and …

In vitro embryo production in small ruminants: what is still missing?

JMG Souza-Fabjan, GR Leal, CAS Monteiro… - Animal …, 2023‏ - SciELO Brasil
In vitro embryo production (IVEP) is an extremely important tool for genetic improvement in
livestock and it is the biotechnology that has grown the most recently. However, multiple …