Cumulus Cell Role on Mouse Germinal Vesicle Oocyte Maturation, Fertilization, and Subsequent Embryo Development to Blastocyst Stage In Vitro

Objective: The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of cumulus cells on maturation,fertilization and subsequent development of mouse germinal vesicle oocytes.Materials and Methods: A total of 470 germinal vesicle (GV) oocytes were obtained from26 ovaries of 3- 4 week old ICR female mic...

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Main Authors: Reza Mahmodi, Mehdi Abbasi, Iraj Amiri, Iraj Ragardi Kashani, Parichehr Pasbakhsh, Khalil Saadipour, Fardin Amidi, Farid Abolhasani, Aligholi Sobhani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Royan Institute (ACECR), Tehran 2009-01-01
Series:Cell Journal
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Online Access:http://celljournal.org/library/upload/article/Sobhani.pdf