Meiotic competence in horse oocytes: interactions among chromatin configuration, follicle size, cumulus morphology, and season. Academic Article

abstract

• Horse oocytes were collected from an abattoir over a 15-mo period. After classification of follicle size and cumulus morphology, oocytes were either fixed immediately (0 h) or matured in vitro (24 h). There was no effect of season on the number of antral follicles present on the ovaries, or on oocyte maturation rate for any class of oocyte. The proportion of oocytes having condensed chromatin at 0 h increased with increasing follicle size. The oocyte maturation rate also increased with follicle size, and for follicles

authors

• Hinrichs, Katrin

published proceedings

• Biol Reprod

author list (cited authors)

• Hinrichs, K., & Schmidt, A. L.

citation count

• 87

complete list of authors

• Hinrichs, K||Schmidt, AL

publication date

• May 2000

publisher

• Oxford University Press (OUP)  Publisher

published in

• Biology of Reproduction  Journal

keywords

• Animals
• Cell Size
• Chromatin
• Female
• Horses
• Meiosis
• Oocytes
• Ovarian Follicle
• Seasons

PubMed Central ID

• 10775193

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1095/biolreprod62.5.1402

start page

• 1402

end page

• 1408

volume

• 62

issue

• 5

URL

• http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1095%2Fbiolreprod62.5.1402