Isolation, in vitro maturation, and fertilization of germinal vesicle oocytes obtained from the intact murine ovary

Autor: G. W. Randall, C. A. Shivers, S. G. Awadalla
Rok vydání: 1990
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Zdroj: Journal of in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer : IVF. 7(6)
ISSN: 0740-7769
Popis: The purpose of this investigation was to attempt to develop a process, utilizing a murine model, which would allow more efficient harvesting from the intact ovary and maturation in vitro of germinal vesicle (GV) oocytes. The recovery process yielded 25.5±4.5 (\(\overline X \)±SE) cumulusfree GV oocytes per animal. Treatment groups included culture medium (CM) supplemented with either estradiol (E2), follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), or prolactin (PRL). Among the hormone-free controls 83.2±1.6% of oocytes underwent GV breakdown, whereas 25.3±2.6% developed to the first polar body stage (PB-1) following 18 hr of incubation (n=29 trials). Oocytes progressing to the PB-1 stage were inseminated in vitro. In vitro fertilization (IVF) of pooled in vitro matured (IVM) PB-1 oocytes (judged by two-cell formation) was 19.9%, which was significantly lower than in the group of in vivo matured oocytes (74.7%). E2 significantly increased the percentage of GV breakdown (control, 76.8±2.5%; E2 at 10 ng/ml, 92.9±2.5%,P
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