Bovine activin A does not affect the in vitro maturation of bovine oocytes |
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Authors: | Van Tol H T de Loos F A Vanderstichele H M Bevers M M |
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Institution: | Department of Herd Health and Reproduction, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine University of Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands. |
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Abstract: | The effect of recombinant bovine activin A on the in vitro maturation of bovine oocytes was investigated. Culture of cumulus enclosed bovine oocytes in the presence of activin at the concentration of 100 or 500 ng/ml did not change the proportion of oocytes in which germinal vesicle breakdown had occurred at 4 and 7 h after the onset of culture. Activin had also no effect on the progression of maturation to the M II stage. The transient inhibition of germinal vesicle breakdown by 10 mM dibutyryl cyclic AMP was not affected by the addition of activin A at the onset of culture. Radiolabeling with (35)S-methionine at 4 h and at 18 h after culture in the presence or absence of activin A did not show any effect of activin either on the total incorporation of radiolabel into acid precipitable material or on the protein synthesis patterns obtained after SDS-PAGE. |
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