Role of Cumulus Cells and Follicular Fluid on Oocyte Maturation and Developmental Competence of Embryos: Intact and Reconstructed Oocytes

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Role of Cumulus Cells and Follicular Fluid on Oocyte Maturation and Developmental Competence of Embryos: Intact and Reconstructed Oocytes

Rashid Al Zeidi1, Haitham Al Masruri2, Aiman Al Mufarji3*, Abd El-Nasser Ahmed Mohammed3

Author Affiliations

1Department of Clinical Studies, College of Veterinary Medicine, King Faisal University, P.O. Box 400, Al-Hassa, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; 2Department of Public Health and Animal Care, College of Veterinary Medicine, King Faisal University, P.O. Box 400, Al-Hassa, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; 3Department of Animal and Fish Production, College of Agriculture and Food Sciences, King Faisal University, P.O. Box 400, Al-Hassa, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

*Correspondence | Aiman Al Mufarji, Department of Animal and Fish Production, College of Agriculture and Food Sciences, King Faisal University, P.O. Box 400, Al-Hassa, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; Email: [email protected]

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Figure 1

Differentiation, proliferation and development of ovarian structures during fetal life

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Figure 2

Growth of preantral gonadotropin-independent follicles and antral gonadotropin-dependent follicles after birth.
FSH, Follicle stimulating hormone
LH; Luteinizing hormone
GDF9; Growth differentiation factor 9
bFGF; basic fibroblast growth factor
BMP15; bone morphogenetic protein 15

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Figure 3

Ovarian follicle structures of mice; secondary follicles (A), graaffian follicles (B) and cumulus-enclosed germinal vesicle oocytes (Mohammed AA)

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Figure 4

Mice denuded germinal vesicle oocytes (A) and cumulus-enclosed germinal vesicle oocytes (B)

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Figure 5

Complete and selective enucleation of denuded and cumulus-enclosed germinal vesicle oocytes; complete enucleation with removal the whole nucleus (A,B) and selective enucleation leaving the nuclear sap and nucleolus in the cytoplast (C,D).

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June 2022

Vol. 10, Iss. 6, Pages 1189-1422

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