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Artificial oocyte activation: physiological, pathophysiological and ethical aspects
12 Sept 2018
Abstract excerpt
Infertile couples with low oocyte yield in combination with abnormal semen parameters may experience intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) failure. An established factor associated with ICSI failure is oocyte activation deficiency (AOD). The latter originates from seminal contributors, such as phospholipase C-zeta (PLCζ) that is not adequate to produce calcium (Ca2+) oscillations for oocyte activation. Apart...
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