Meiotic and developmental competence of growing pig oocytes derived from small antral follicles is enhanced in culture medium containing FGF2, LIF, and IGF1 (FLI medium)

• Main Authors: Alexandra Rosenbaum Bartková (Author), Lucie Němcová (Author), Veronika Kinterová (Author), Dominika Radová (Author), František Strejček (Author), Tereza Toralová (Author), Jozef Laurinčík (Author), Radek Procházka (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Oocytes of large animal species isolated from small ovarian follicles (< 2 mm) are less competent to support early embryonic development after in vitro maturation and fertilization than their counterparts isolated from medium-sized and preovulatory follicles. This study aimed...