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A morphological investigation of the effects of pregnant mare serum gonadotrophin on oocyte maturation, fertilization and embryonic development in rats

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Britton, Ann Patricia. [Vancouver, BC?]: University of British Columbia , 1991.
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A delicate balance of steroid and gonadotrophic hormones is essential for intrafollicular oocyte maturation and successful fertilization and embryonic development. Previous studies have demonstrated that a superovulatory dose of pregnant mare serum gonadotrophin (PMSG) has excessive gonadotrophic a…
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http://hdl.handle.net/2429/30962
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Britton, Ann Patricia
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[Vancouver, BC?]
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University of British Columbia
Publication Date
1991
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Faculty of Medicine
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A delicate balance of steroid and gonadotrophic hormones is essential for intrafollicular oocyte maturation and successful fertilization and embryonic development. Previous studies have demonstrated that a superovulatory dose of pregnant mare serum gonadotrophin (PMSG) has excessive gonadotrophic activity and alters intrafol1icular steroid hormone levels. In a series of four experiments, the morphology of oocytes and embryos retrieved from immature rats, treated with either a low or high dose of PMSG, and mature, cycling rats was compared to determine whether a superovulatory dose of PMSG has an adverse effect on oocyte maturation and subsequent fertilization and embryonic development in immature rats. Morphological criteria for the assessment of intraoviductal oocyte aging were established in the first experiment.
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Superovulation and chromosomal aberrations

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Ma, Sai. [Vancouver, BC?]: University of British Columbia , 1995.
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http://hdl.handle.net/2429/7516
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In vitro fertilization (IVF) has been achieved in several mammalian species, including humans. Using the technique of IVF and embryo transfer, pregnancies can now be established in infertile women and thousands of live births have occurred. However, many of the embryos transferred to the uterus fai…
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http://hdl.handle.net/2429/7516
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Ma, Sai
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[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
University of British Columbia
Publication Date
1995
Subject
Faculty of Medicine
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In vitro fertilization (IVF) has been achieved in several mammalian species, including humans. Using the technique of IVF and embryo transfer, pregnancies can now be established in infertile women and thousands of live births have occurred. However, many of the embryos transferred to the uterus fail to achieve or sustain implantation. The failure of implantation has raised questions about the possible detrimental effect of superovulation on chromosomal complements. In this study, the hypothesis that chromosomal aberrations exist in mouse preimplantation embryos and human unfertilized oocytes after superovulation, was tested. The incidence of aneuploidy in spontaneously ovulated group (5.6%) was similar to that reported by others.
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