Vitrification of porcine cumulus-oocyte complexes at the germinal vesicle stage does not trigger apoptosis in oocytes and early embryos, but activates anti-apoptotic Bcl-XL gene expression beyond the 4-cell stage

Vitrification of porcine cumulus-oocyte complexes at the germinal vesicle stage does not trigger apoptosis in oocytes and early embryos, but activates anti-apoptotic Bcl-XL gene expression beyond the 4-cell stage

The aim of the present study was to clarify whether or not our vitrification procedure at the germinal vesicle (GV)-stage triggers the apoptotic cascade in oocytes and subsequent embryos. Immature porcine cumulus-oocyte complexes were either vitrified and warmed (vitrified group) or subjected to cry...

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Main Authors: Tamás SOMFAI, Hiep Thi NGUYEN, Men Thi NGUYEN, Thanh Quang DANG-NGUYEN, Hiroyuki KANEKO, Junko NOGUCHI, Kazuhiro KIKUCHI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Society for Reproduction and Development 2020-01-01
Series:The Journal of Reproduction and Development
Subjects:
apoptosis
immature oocyte
porcine
vitrification
Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jrd/66/2/66_2019-094/_pdf/-char/en

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