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, 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 ). Recently, we have demonstrated that the bovine oocyte cumulus complex (COC) undergoing IVM expresses two types of glucocorticoid metabolizing enzymes, namely 11β-hydroxysteroid oxidoreductase type1 (HSD11B1) and type2 (HSD11B
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) or luteinizing hormone (LH) in rats ( 18 ) results in a transient increase in the amount of phosphorylated CX43 protein in cumulus–oocyte complexes (COCs). The intra-oocyte cAMP level is elevated immediately after stimulation with FSH ( 17 ) or LH
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these oocytes if fertilized is not yet understood. Although the mechanisms remain unknown, a prior study in neuronal tissue of mice exposed to androgen (DHEA) has shown impairment in Complex I of mitochondrial electron transport chain ( 26 ). Other
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complexes were aspirated from 2 to 10 mm follicles and oocytes were selected according to a four-point scale based on the number of compact cumulus cell layers and granulation of the oocyte cytoplasm, as described previously (19) . Groups of 50–70 oocytes
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larger than 3 mm in diameter. 33–38 h after hCG administration, monkeys were anesthetized with tiletamine hydrochloride (4 to 6 mg/kg, Zoletil 50; Virbac S.A.) intramuscularly, and cumulus-oocyte complexes were collected by laparoscopic follicular
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excessive lipid mobilization has been associated with metabolic and reproductive disorders ( 3 ) affecting both the cumulus oocyte complex morphology and embryo viability ( 4 ). Elevated plasma levels of PA, SA, OA and of linoleic acid have been shown in