Developmental capability of rat oocytes matured in vitro in defined medium
- 1 January 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Gamete Research
- Vol. 12 (3) , 255-263
- https://doi.org/10.1002/mrd.1120120304
Abstract
The normality of in vitro matured oocytes was compared to that of in vivo matured (ovulated) oocytes at the following stages of development: germinal‐vesicle breakdown, first polar body formation, fertilization (two polar bodies and two pronuclei with a sperm tail or first cleavage), and fetal development (day 20 fetuses). At all points, the in vitro oocytes exhibited a reduced ability, with oocytes matured cumulus‐free having the poorest. The exposure of oocytes to human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) for 2 hr before collection or during incubation improved their rates of maturation and development to day 20 fetuses but not their ability to undergo fertilization. While beneficial, the exposure to gonadotropins before or during maturation was not essential, as evidenced by the production of two day 20 fetuses matured and fertilized in vitro without any gonadotropin (luteinizing hormone or hCG) treatment in vivo or in vitro. These data demonstrate that in the population of in vitro matured oocytes there exist individuals wholly competent of complete normal development, albeit in a reduced proportion in comparison to normally matured and ovulated oocytes. That the in vitro handling, treatment, and culture of the oocytes may be responsible for some of the reduced developmental ability observed is suggested by the developmental abilities of ovulated oocytes under different conditions. Ovulated oocytes fertilized in the donor had the highest rates of development (46%), followed by those fertilized after transfer into mated recipients' oviducts (20%). The lowest rate was achieved with in vitro fertilized oocytes (7%), which represented the group subject to the greatest degree of manipulation and distinction from the normal in vivo process.Keywords
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