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Role of epidermal growth factor and insulin-like growth factor-I on porcine oocyte maturation and embryonic development in vitro
23 Mar 1998
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The effects of epidermal growth factor (EGF) and insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) on the in vitro maturation of porcine oocytes were examined. Oocytes obtained from the ovaries of slaughtered prepubertal gilts were matured in modified Medium 199 supplemented with 25% porcine follicular fluid and gonadotropins, and fertilized in vitro. Oocytes were either fixed 16 h later to assess fertilization or cultured...
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