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Contribution of oocyte source and culture conditions to phenotypic and transcriptomic variation in commercially produced bovine blastocysts.
Theriogenology - 1 Jul 2012
Plourde Dany, Vigneault Christian, Lemay Alexandra, Breton Lévéke, Gagné Dominic, Laflamme Isabelle, Blondin Patrick, Robert Claude
Abstract excerpt
Bovine embryo production is practiced worldwide for commercial purposes. A major concern of embryo suppliers is the impact of in vitro production systems on embryo quality. In the present study, we compared Buffalo Rat Liver cell coculture with semidefined, medium-based culture, oocytes recovered postmortem with those obtained from live animals, and in vitro with in vivo embryo development. Gene expression levels...
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