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Assessing the Influence of Maternal Age in Bovine Embryos and Oocytes: A Model for Human Reproductive Aging
20 May 2024
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In the first weeks after fertilization, embryo mortality in cattle is significantly higher. It is well known that the age of the dam is one of the crucial factors affecting the quality of embryos and oocytes in many mammalian species. In older cattle, there are several evidences that embryo quality decreases, due to a decrease in ovarian reserve, a decrease in mtDNA and ATP, a decrease in progesterone levels, and...
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