Haploid gametes are produced from diploid parents through meiosis, a process inherent to
all sexually reproducing eukaryotes. Faithful chromosome segregation in meiosis is …

Microtubules are intracellular filaments that define in space and in time a large number of
essential cellular functions such as cell division, morphology and motility, intracellular …

Juvenile in vitro embryo technology (JIVET) provides exciting opportunities in animal
reproduction by reducing the generation intervals. Prepubertal oocytes are also relevant …

Background During oocyte meiosis, the cytoskeleton dynamics, especially spindle
organization, are critical for chromosome congression and segregation. However, the roles …

Simple Summary Melatonin improves the quality and in vitro maturation (IVM) of oocytes
under heat stress. Melatonin treatment counteracts the adverse effects induced by heat …

Cryobanking of oocytes collected from prepubertal donors may supply a virtually unlimited
number of female gametes for both basic research and commercial applications …

Abstract Research Question What are the profiles of tubulin post-translational modifications
(PTM) in the meiotic spindles of oocytes with different developmental competence: in vivo …

Pre‐pubertal females produce more oocytes than adult individuals, but the ability of oocytes
to undergo embryonic development and produce viable offspring is less in pre‐pubertal …

Simple Summary Oocytes obtained from the ovaries of slaughtered prepubertal ewes can be
incorporated into an in vitro embryo production system. The collection of this material is …

Basic and applied research on sheep breeding has provided over the last 50 years the
foundation for the development of assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs), which have …