Genome activation and developmental block in bovine embryos

FV Meirelles, AR Caetano, YF Watanabe… - Animal reproduction …, 2004 - Elsevier
The ultimate goal of in vitro embryo culture systems is to perfectly mimic the condition of
oocyte maturation, fertilization and embryo development. These systems are far more …

Permanent embryo arrest: molecular and cellular concepts

DH Betts, P Madan - MHR: Basic science of reproductive …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Developmental arrest is one of the mechanisms responsible for the elevated levels of
embryo demise during the first week of in vitro development. Approximately 10–15% of IVF …

Chronology of apoptosis in bovine embryos produced in vivo and in vitro

JO Gjørret, HM Knijn, SJ Dieleman, B Avery… - Biology of …, 2003 - academic.oup.com
The postimplantation developmental potential of embryos can be affected by various forms
of cell death, such as apoptosis, at preimplantation stages. However, correct assessment of …

Characterization of clonogenic stromal cells isolated from human endometrium

R Dimitrov, T Timeva, D Kyurkchiev… - …, 2008 - rep.bioscientifica.com
Prior to follicle selection into the preovulatory hierarchy, hen granulosa cells from
prehierarchal follicles remain undifferentiated, as defined in part by the virtual absence of …

Apoptotic processes during mammalian preimplantation development

D Fabian, J Koppel, P Maddox-Hyttel - Theriogenology, 2005 - Elsevier
The paper provides a review of the current state of knowledge on apoptosis during normal
preimplantation development based on the literature and on the authors' own findings …

Expression of pluripotency master regulators during two key developmental transitions: EGA and early lineage specification in the bovine embryo

DR Khan, D Dubé, L Gall, N Peynot, S Ruffini, L Laffont… - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Pluripotency genes are implicated in mouse embryonic genome activation (EGA) and
pluripotent lineage specification. Moreover, their expression levels have been correlated …

High levels of p66shc and intracellular ROS in permanently arrested early embryos

LA Favetta, EJS John, WA King, DH Betts - Free Radical Biology and …, 2007 - Elsevier
A high incidence of permanent embryo arrest occurs during the first week of in vitro
development. We hypothesize that this developmental arrest event is regulated by the stress …

Increase in DNA fragmentation and apoptosis-related gene expression in frozen-thawed bovine blastocysts

SY Park, EY Kim, XS Cui, JC Tae, WD Lee, NH Kim… - Zygote, 2006 - cambridge.org
Evaluation of apoptosis and expression level of apoptosis-related genes is useful for
examining the variation in embryo quality according to environmental change. The objective …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of bisphenol A and bisphenol S on microRNA expression during bovine (Bos taurus) oocyte maturation and early embryo development

R Sabry, AC Saleh, L Stalker, J LaMarre… - Reproductive …, 2021 - Elsevier
Bisphenol A (BPA) and its alternative, bisphenol S (BPS), are widespread endocrine
disrupting compounds linked in several studies to poor female fertility. Sufficient oocyte …

Sex differences in sand lizard telomere inheritance: paternal epigenetic effects increases telomere heritability and offspring survival

M Olsson, A Pauliny, E Wapstra, T Uller, T Schwartz… - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Background To date, the only estimate of the heritability of telomere length in wild
populations comes from humans. Thus, there is a need for analysis of natural populations …