Supplementation of in vitro culture medium with FSH to grow follicles and mature oocytes can be replaced by extracts of Justicia insularis.

The present study evaluated the effect of supplementing in vitro culture medium with J. insularis compared to FSH on isolated secondary follicles and in vitro maturation of oocytes from those follicles. Secondary follicles were isolated from sheep ovaries and individually cultured for 18 days in α-M...

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Main Authors: Gildas Tetaping Mbemya, Jesus Cadenas, Naiza Arcângela Ribeiro de Sá, Denise Damasceno Guerreiro, Nathalie Jiatsa Donfack, Luis Alberto Vieira, Francisca Geovania Canafístula de Sousa, Benner Geraldo Alves, Carlos Henrique Lobo, Francielli Weber Santos, Francisco das Chagas Lima Pinto, Otília Deusdênia Loiola Pessoa, Johan Smitz, Pierre Comizzoli, José Ricardo Figueiredo, Ana Paula Ribeiro Rodrigues
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0208760