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Published on: July 30, 2020
Supplementation with estradiol-17β improves porcine oocyte maturation and subsequent embryo development
Ji-Su Kim1, Bong-Seok Song, Sang-Rae Lee
1National Primate Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chungbuk, Republic of Korea.
Abstract:
Metaphase II oocyte production was significantly increased by treatment with E(2) during the first half of the total in vitro maturation (IVM) period, which was further evidenced by an increase in monospermic fertilization, blastocyst formation, or blastomere viability of IVF- or somatic cell nuclear transfer-derived embryos. Thus, we concluded that transient E(2) supplementation could improve the IVM rate and subsequent developmental competence in pigs.

