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IVM media, oocyte diameter and donor genotype at RYR1 locus in relation to the incidence of porcine diploid oocytes after maturation in vitro.
Theriogenology - 1 Jul 2005
Lechniak Dorota, Szczepankiewicz Dawid, Kauss Dominika, Szulc Joanna, Szydłowski Maciej
Abstract excerpt
In the present study three factors were investigated that may affect the process of the first polar body extrusion in pig oocytes matured in vitro: IVM medium, oocyte diameter and donor genotype at the ryanodine receptor (RYR1) locus. In the first experiment, COCs were collected by the aspiration of slaughterhouse ovaries. Oocytes were matured in vitro at 39 degrees C, in humidified 5% CO(2) atmosphere for 44 h...
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