In vitro parthenogenesis of mouse oocytes under several experimental conditions.

MARTINI AC; FIOL DE CUNEO M; RUIZ RD; PONCE AA; LACUARA JL

ZYGOTE

Cambridge University Press

Lugar: Cambridge - UK; Año: 2000 vol. 8 p. 45 - 45

0967-1994

span lang="en" style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ES; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">  Although the in vitro fertilization index is a commonly employed parameter to evaluate sperm functional activity, little attention has been given to the occurrence of parthenogenesis. The purpose of this study was to evaluate at 6 h or 22 h incubation: a) the cleavage-related events that occur in in vitro incubated mouse oocytes, in absence (parthenogenesis) or in presence of homologous spermatozoa; b) the effect of mineral oil, commonly used in in vitro fertilization assays, c) the effect of piroxicam, a prostaglandin synthesis inhibitor on the