PMID: 2094790Dec 1, 1990Paper

Timing of sequential changes in chromosome configurations during the 1st meiotic division of pig oocytes cultured in vitro

The Japanese Journal of Veterinary Research
M B OcampoH Kanagawa

Abstract

This study examines the timing of changes in chromosome configurations of pig oocytes derived from small antral follicles of follicular and/or inactive stage donors using modified 199 medium supplemented with gonadotropins (Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH), 10 IU/ml; Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG), 10 IU/ml) and Glucosamine (0.539 mg/ml). Oocytes (n = 1,215) were fixed at the end of 3 hourly intervals from 0-48 hr of culture. Results were expressed as the percentage of oocytes at each stage of maturation for each time point. The germinal vesicle (GV) stage was observed for the first 17.6 hr; germinal vesicle breakdown (GVBD) stage between 17.6-26.4 hr; metaphase I (M-I) from 26.4-30.9 hr; anaphase I (A-I) ranged from 30.9-33.4 hr; telophase I (T-I) at 33.4-34.4 hr; and metaphase II (M-II) at 34.4-48 hr.

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