Effect of Cumulus Cells on the Efficiency of Vitrified-Thawed Immature Cattle Oocytes - Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

OJOG > Vol.9 No.5, May 2019

Effect of Cumulus Cells on the Efficiency of Vitrified-Thawed Immature Cattle Oocytes ()

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DOI: 10.4236/ojog.2019.95066 495 Downloads 1,231 Views Citations

Author(s)

Samia Mohamed Abd-El Rheem^1*, Suzan Elsharkawy²

Affiliation(s)

¹Theriogenology Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
²Gynecology and Obstetrics Department, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.

ABSTRACT

The present work was designed to examine the effect of the presence or absence of cumulus cells on the efficiency of vitrification of immature cattle oocytes. In our experiment, we had two groups: group 1, immature cattle oocytes with cumulus cells and group 2, immature cattle oocytes without cumulus cells. The two groups underwent vitrification using 20% ethylene glycol and 20% DMSO, and then thawed, and in vitro matured in TCM-199 medium and examined after 22 hours for assessment of nuclear maturation. Higher survival rate (p < 0.05) after thawing was observed in group 1 (84.6%) than group 2 (57.8%). After in-vitro maturation, the rate of MII oocytes was significantly higher (p < 0.05) in group 1 (74.4%) than group 2 (47.7%). In conclusion, the cumulus cells are very important in increasing the survivability and developmental rate of vitrified-thawed immature cattle oocytes.

KEYWORDS

Cumulus Cells, Vitrified-Thawed Immature Oocytes, Cattle

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Rheem, S. and Elsharkawy, S. (2019) Effect of Cumulus Cells on the Efficiency of Vitrified-Thawed Immature Cattle Oocytes. Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 9, 669-678. doi: 10.4236/ojog.2019.95066.

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