Effects of Postmortem Interval on Mouse Ovary Oocyte Survival and Maturation

To study the time- and temperature-dependent survival of ovarian oocytes collected from postmortem carcass, ICR mice were killed and placed for different periods (0, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 h) at different temperatures (25°C, 4°C and 37°C). After preservation, oocyte morphology, germinal vesicle (GV) o...

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Main Authors: Zhang, Guang-Li, Ma, Jun-Yu, Sun, Quan, Hu, Meng-Wen, Yang, Xiu-yan, Gao, Si-Hua, Jiang, Guang-Jian
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4038583/