Generation of live piglets from cryopreserved oocytes for the first time using a defined system for in vitro embryo production.

We report the successful piglet production from cryopreserved oocytes for the first time by using a simple, high capacity vitrification protocol for preservation and a defined system for in vitro embryo production. Immature cumulus-oocyte complexes (COCs) from prepubertal gilts were vitrified in mic...

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Main Authors: Tamás Somfai, Koji Yoshioka, Fuminori Tanihara, Hiroyuki Kaneko, Junko Noguchi, Naomi Kashiwazaki, Takashi Nagai, Kazuhiro Kikuchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4028240?pdf=render