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Reproduction in Domestic Animals - Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias

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16 t h International Congress on Animal <strong>Reproduction</strong><br />

Poster Abstracts 195<br />

cell complexes (OGCs) on the viability and the meiotic competence of<br />

<strong>in</strong> vitro grown oocytes. In this study, we assessed the morphology of<br />

OGCs on the antrum formation of OGCs, the viability and the meiotic<br />

competence of <strong>in</strong> vitro grown oocytes. Porc<strong>in</strong>e OGCs were recovered<br />

from early antral follicles with diameter of 300-700 μm and <strong>in</strong>tact<br />

oocytes with <strong>in</strong>tact granulosa cells were selected. OGCs categorized<br />

<strong>in</strong>to 3 categories accord<strong>in</strong>g to the quantity of granulose cells attached<br />

with oocytes (Category A: 1-3 layers of granulose cells (GCs); B: 3 or<br />

more layers of GCs attached with a small amount of theca cells; C: 3<br />

or more layers of GCs surroun<strong>de</strong>d with theca cells). OGCs were<br />

cultured for 14 days <strong>in</strong> the medium (conta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g 2%<br />

polyvynilpyrrolidone, estradiol-17β, ascorbic acid, Insul<strong>in</strong>, sodium<br />

selenite, transferr<strong>in</strong>g and BSA, Hashimoto et al., 2007) supplemented<br />

with 0.02% (w/v) L-Carnit<strong>in</strong>e un<strong>de</strong>r 5% oxygen tension. In vitro<br />

maturation (IVM) of <strong>in</strong> vitro grown oocytes was carried out for 44<br />

hours follow<strong>in</strong>g the culture. The antrum formation rate of OGCs <strong>in</strong><br />

category A (18%) was significantly lower (P

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