Data di Pubblicazione:
2018
Citazione:
The never-ending search of an ideal culture system for domestic cat oocytes and embryos / G.C. Luvoni, M. Colombo, M. Morselli. - In: REPRODUCTION IN DOMESTIC ANIMALS. - ISSN 0936-6768. - 53:suppl. 3(2018 Nov), pp. 110-116. ((Intervento presentato al 20. convegno EVSSAR Congress tenutosi a Wien nel 2017.
Abstract:
In the domestic cat, in vitro fertilization started 40 years ago, but an ideal culture system has yet to be achieved. The physiological microenvironments, which interact with oocytes and embryos promoting their competence, have been investigated. However, recreating in vitro follicle- and oviduct-like conditions is challenging and a matter of both chemistry and physics.
This review presents an excursus of the experimental investigations focused on the improvement of feline oocytes and embryos culture trough the modulation of chemical and physical factors.
Medium supplementation with components of follicular and oviductal fluids, or the use of different co-cultures, supports or substrata have been considered. Innovative and sophisticated systems as “organ-on-a-chip” might lead to the creation of artificial follicles and oviducts and they may represent the ideal combination of chemical and physical factors. Will the search ever end?
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
domestic cat; culture systems; embryos; oocytes
Elenco autori:
G.C. Luvoni, M. Colombo, M. Morselli
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