Improving the quality of oocytes matured in vitro is integral to enhancing the efficacy of in
vitro embryo production. Oxidative stress is one of the primary causes of quality decline in …

Serum supplementation during bovine embryo culture has been demonstrated to promote
cell proliferation and preimplantation embryo development. However, these desirable …

Glucose and fatty acids (FA) metabolism disturbances during oocyte in vitro maturation (IVM)
affect their metabolism and surrounding cumulus cells, but only inhibition of glucose …

Neurotrophin-4 (NT-4), a neurotrophic factor, appears to affect early embryonic development
because it is secreted not only by neurons but also by oviductal and uterine epithelial cells …

Essential oils are a rich source of bioactive antioxidants that can replace synthetic
compounds in cell culture systems. This study aimed to evaluate the antioxidant effects of …

Increasing infertility is one of the most serious health problems of today. Over the past few
years, we have had the opportunity to follow the progress of technologies focused on the …

In vitro embryo production (IVP) is of great importance to the porcine industry, as well as for
basic research and biomedical applications. Despite the large efforts made in laboratories …

High levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) derived from in vitro conditions compromise
oocyte quality and subsequent polyspermy prevention by the zona and membrane block …

Syzygium aromaticum essential oil (EOSA) is an interesting antioxidant supplement for
improving bovine in vitro embryo production (IVEP). Therefore, identifying the bioactives in …

Glucose metabolism is widely examined in terms of its effect on oocytes and embryos
quality. There are two main pathways of glucose metabolism–glycolysis and pentose …