Utility of Common Marmoset (<i>Callithrix jacchus</i>) Embryonic Stem Cells in Liver Disease Modeling, Tissue Engineering and Drug Metabolism by Rajagopal N. Aravalli, Clifford J. Steer

“…In addition, cjESCs and cjESC-HLCs are advantageous for investigations on emerging research areas, including blastocyst complementation to generate entire livers, and bioengineering of discarded livers to regenerate whole livers for transplantation.…”
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#181 : The Importance of Inner Cell Mass Ratio for Embryo Grade Prediction Using Artificial Intelligence by Chae Yoon Lee, Chae Yoon Lee, Jin Heo, Hyung Min Kim, Jong Hyuk Park, Mi Kyung Chung

“…Methods: The study analyzed 1,963 Day 5 blastocyst images obtained from seven IVF clinics between June 2011 and May 2022. …”
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Actions of FGF2, LIF, and IGF1 on bovine embryo survival and conceptus elongation following slow-rate freezing by Katy S. Stoecklein, Alvaro Garcia-Guerra, Benjamin J. Duran, Randall S. Prather, M. Sofia Ortega, M. Sofia Ortega

“…Embryos were produced using in vitro fertilization of abattoir-derived oocytes, cultured to the blastocyst stage in the presence or absence of FLI (+/- FLI), and cryopreserved by slow-rate freezing. …”
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Preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy and chromosomal structural rearrangement: A summary of a nationwide study by the Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology by Takeshi Iwasa, Akira Kuwahara, Toshiyuki Takeshita, Yuka Taniguchi, Mikio Mikami, Minoru Irahara

“…At least one euploid blastocyst was obtained in 38.3% of egg retrieval cycles with embryo biopsy. …”
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Association of rs4648551 polymorphism in p73 gene in Iranian woman with idiopathic recurrent pregnancy loss by Somayeh Tabasi, Seyed Mostafa Hoseini

“…Regarding to the effective role of p73 gene in the process of primary blastocyst division and protection of germ cells, it seems that rs4648551 polymorphism in this p73 gene be associated with the occurrence of spontaneous abortion symptoms. …”
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OCT4 cooperates with distinct ATP-dependent chromatin remodelers in naïve and primed pluripotent states in human by Huang, Xin, Park, Kyoung-mi, Gontarz, Paul, Zhang, Bo, Pan, Joshua, McKenzie, Zachary, Fischer, Laura A, Dong, Chen, Dietmann, Sabine, Xing, Xiaoyun, Shliaha, Pavel V, Yang, Jihong, Li, Dan, Ding, Junjun, Lungjangwa, Tenzin, Mitalipova, Maya, Khan, Shafqat A, Imsoonthornruksa, Sumeth, Jensen, Nick, Wang, Ting, Kadoch, Cigall, Jaenisch, Rudolf, Wang, Jianlong, Theunissen, Thorold W

“…Genome-wide location analyses and genetic studies reveal that these two enzymes cooperate in a functionally redundant manner in the transcriptional regulation of blastocyst-specific genes. In contrast, in primed hESCs, OCT4 cooperates with BRG1 and SOX2 to promote chromatin accessibility at ectodermal genes. …”
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The effects of nicotine on foetal loss, postnatal growth and plasma oestrogen and progesterone levels in rats / Siti Norashikin Mohd Tambeh, Sumitabha Ghosh and Mohd Hamim Rajikin. by Mohd Tambeh, Siti Norashikin, Ghosh, Sumitabha, Rajikin, Mohd Hamim

“…On day 10 of pregnancy, laparotomy was performed to count the number of blastocyst implantation sites. During parturition, the number of viable pups was recounted and statistically compared with the controls. …”
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Understanding and exploiting naïve human pluripotency by Dodsworth, B

“…They resemble the inner cell mass of an embryonic day (E) 5 human blastocyst and are considered developmentally equivalent to mouse embryonic stem cells (mESC). …”

Diversity of human and mouse homeobox gene expression in development and adult tissues by Dunwell, T, Holland, P

“…In mouse development, we propose four distinct phases of homeobox gene expression: oocyte to zygote; 2-cell; 4-cell to blastocyst; early to mid post-implantation. The final phase change is marked by expression of ANTP class genes. …”

Immune modulation in normal and pathological human pregnancy by Granne, I

“…Both IL-33 and ST2 were variably expressed by the pre-implantation human blastocyst, as well as by the 1st and 3rd trimester placenta.…”

Western blot analysis of Polyclonal antibodies from experimental animals against Blastocystis antigens by Ithoi, Init, Prummongkol, S., Gan, C.C., Nissapatorn, Veeranoot, Khairul Anuar, A.

“…IlOlIIitris isolates may also due to antibodies against E. coli. Anti-Blastocyst;s serum Crom monkey's with natural infection showed several prominent reaction bands together with a smear at above 40 kD were most probably induced by the excretory-sKretory antigens of the parasite. …”

Characterization of caprine embryonic stem cell-like outgrowths derived from the inner cell mass isolation by Abdullah, Ramli, Khadijah, W.E.W., Goh, S.Y.

“…The in vivo derived blastocysts recorded a significant difference in producing goat ES cell lines at Passage 3, compared with in vitro derived blastocysts (91.7% vs. 20.8% respectively). …”

Epigenetic modification does not determine the time of POU5F1 transcription activation in cloned bovine embryos. by Jafari, Shahram, Hosseini, Sayyed Morteza, Hajian, Mehdi, Forouzanfar, Mohsen, Jafarpour, Farnoosh, Abedi, Parvaneh, Ostadhosseini, Somayyeh, Abbasi, Hassan, Gourabi, Hamid, Shahverdi, Abdolhossein H., Vosough, Ahmad Dizaj, Anjomshoaa, Maryam, Haron, Abd Wahid, Nordin, Norshariza, Yaakub, Halimatun, Nasr Esfahani, Mohammad Hosein

“…Results Irrespective of TSA treatment, POU5F1 expression was not detected until 8–16 cell stage, but was detected in both inner cell mass and trophectoderm at the blastocyst stage. TSA treatment significantly increased POU5F1 expression, and the yield and quality of cloned embryo development compared to control. …”
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Debate: Are We Limiting the Potential of Oocytes by Not Using ICSI for All? - ICSI Should be Used for Most IVF Cycles by John L. YOVICH

“…Conclusion: Although this study does not meet the highest standards for EBM, it emanates from a pioneer facility with >40 years of published activity and which practices 90% blastocyst transfers in >90% SET cycles. The study supports a high ICSI rate of 90% and an IVF-ICSI Split rate of 10%.…”
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A case of discrepancy between three ERA tests in a woman with repeated implantation failure complicated by chronic endometritis by Kuniaki Ota, Toshifumi Takahashi, Junichiro Mitsui, Kishio Kuroda, Kenichiro Hiraoka, Kiyotaka Kawai

“…According to the third ERA test results, the vitrified-warmed blastocyst was transferred at 137 h of progesterone exposure. …”
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Characterisation of Osteopontin in an In Vitro Model of Embryo Implantation by Stéphane C Berneau, Peter T Ruane, Daniel R Brison, Susan J Kimber, Melissa Westwood, John D Aplin

“…At the onset of pregnancy, embryo implantation is initiated by interactions between the endometrial epithelium and the outer trophectoderm cells of the blastocyst. Osteopontin (OPN) is expressed in the endometrium and is implicated in attachment and signalling roles at the embryo&#8722;epithelium interface. …”
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GPx8 Expression in Rat Oocytes, Embryos, and Female Genital Organs During Preimplantation Period of Pregnancy by Jozef Mihalik, Andrea Kreheľová, Veronika Kovaříková, Peter Solár, Iveta Domoráková, Andriana Pavliuk-Karachevtseva, Alena Hladová, Silvia Rybárová, Ingrid Hodorová

“…From 4-cell stage till blastocyst, GPx8 reaction was found in the perinuclear region. …”
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Calcium-Free and Cytochalasin B Treatment Inhibits Blastomere Fusion in 2-Cell Stage Embryos for the Generation of Floxed Mice via Sequential Electroporation by Takuro Horii, Ryosuke Kobayashi, Mika Kimura, Sumiyo Morita, Izuho Hatada

“…Hypertonic treatment of 2-cell stage embryos prevented blastomere fusion and facilitated blastocyst development; however, KI efficiency was decreased. …”
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#88 : Correlation Between AMH Levels and Aneuploidy Rates in Patients Over 40 Years of Age: A Novel Finding by Yousef Alhelou, Mukhri Hamdan, Nuguelis Razali, Jaffar Ali

“…We hypothesize that older women with good ovarian reserve produce less aneuploid embryos and produce the same blastocyst rate. Method: A retrospective study was undertaken involving 507 IVF cycles in patients aged [Formula: see text]40 years who had ICSI with PGT-A using NGS. …”
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Metabolic Activity of Human Embryos after Thawing Differs in Atmosphere with Different Oxygen Concentrations by Michal Ješeta, Andrea Celá, Jana Žáková, Aleš Mádr, Igor Crha, Zdeněk Glatz, Bartosz Kempisty, Pavel Ventruba

“…During this study, progressive embryos (developed to blastocyst stage) and stagnant embryos (without developmental progression) were analyzed. …”
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