The present experiments were designed to identify possible male-specific effects on early embryonic development in vitro. Sheep oocytes were matured in vitro for 24-26 h and then fertilized in vitro using equal numbers of viable spermatozoa from 1 of 6 Clun Forest rams. At 15-18 h after insemination, oocytes were either fixed and examined for fertilization and polyspermy or further cultured in modified M 199 medium for 3 days in an oviduct epithelial co-culture system. There were significant differences in 5 separate trials between the rams with respect to the rate of fertilization, degree of polyspermy and cleavage rate after monospermic fertilization. The mean rate of fertilization varied from 89% in Ram B to 43% in Ram C while the percentage of polyspermic eggs varied from 5 to 34%. Both the absolute number of embryos cleaving to the 16-cell stage and the calculated percentage of monospermic eggs reaching the 16-cell stage differed markedly between groups of eggs fertilized by different rams. The results indicate that the development of sheep eggs in vitro is differentially affected by the ram from which the spermatozoa are collected.
Ram-specific effects on in-vitro fertilization and cleavage of sheep oocytes matured in vitro / Y. Fukui, A.M. Glew, F. Gandolfi, R.M. Moor. - In: JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTION AND FERTILITY. - ISSN 0022-4251. - 82:1(1988), pp. 337-340. [10.1530/jrf.0.0820337]
Ram-specific effects on in-vitro fertilization and cleavage of sheep oocytes matured in vitro
F. GandolfiPenultimo
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1988
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The present experiments were designed to identify possible male-specific effects on early embryonic development in vitro. Sheep oocytes were matured in vitro for 24-26 h and then fertilized in vitro using equal numbers of viable spermatozoa from 1 of 6 Clun Forest rams. At 15-18 h after insemination, oocytes were either fixed and examined for fertilization and polyspermy or further cultured in modified M 199 medium for 3 days in an oviduct epithelial co-culture system. There were significant differences in 5 separate trials between the rams with respect to the rate of fertilization, degree of polyspermy and cleavage rate after monospermic fertilization. The mean rate of fertilization varied from 89% in Ram B to 43% in Ram C while the percentage of polyspermic eggs varied from 5 to 34%. Both the absolute number of embryos cleaving to the 16-cell stage and the calculated percentage of monospermic eggs reaching the 16-cell stage differed markedly between groups of eggs fertilized by different rams. The results indicate that the development of sheep eggs in vitro is differentially affected by the ram from which the spermatozoa are collected.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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