The use of immature oocytes subjected to in vitro maturation (IVM) opens interesting
perspectives for fertility preservation where ovarian reserves are damaged by pathologies or …

Children conceived by assisted reproductive technologies (ART) have a moderate risk for a
number of adverse events and conditions. The question whether this additional risk is …

Contents Vitrification has been shown to decrease the developmental capacity of
mammalian oocytes, and this is closely associated with the abnormal mRNA expressions of …

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of vitrification on morphological,
biochemical and functional parameters of matured bovine oocytes at different recovery …

Objective To examine the maturational competence, embryo development and expression of
genes involved in oocyte maturation and cumulus expansion (GDF9, BMP15, HAS2 …

Numerous factors affect vitrification success and post-thaw development of oocytes after in
vitro fertilization. Therefore, elaboration of an optimal methodology ensuring higher …

In the last decade, in vitro embryo production in horses has become an established clinical
practice, but blastocyst rates from vitrified equine oocytes remain low. Cryopreservation …

Apart from ultrastructural damages in oocytes subjected to cryopreservation procedures,
little is known about the status of epigenetic modification and chromatin remodeling in …

This study was conducted to investigate the effect of vitrification on the dynamics of the
global transcriptome in bovine germinal vesicle (GV) oocytes and their in vitro-derived …

The purpose of our study was to assess the effect of vitrification with or without the presence
of calcium in the vitrification solution on the: 1) diameter of oocytes and thickness of the zona …