Aberrant spindle structures responsible for recurrent human metaphase I oocyte arrest with attempts to induce meiosis artificially

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BACKGROUND In some couples, not all retrieved oocytes mature, even after prolonged in vitro culture. The underlying mechanisms are not known, although ionophore treatment may alleviate metaphase I (MI) arrest in some mouse strains. We attempted to induce first polar body (PB) extrusion and fertilization using assisted oocyte activation (AOA) after ICSI in maturation-resistant human MI oocytes. METHODS Four ICSI...

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