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Human Reproduction Update, Vol.6, No.5 pp.457-474, 2000
© European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology 2000; all rights reserved

Primate and bovine immature oocytes and follicles as sources of fertilizable oocytes

R. Van den Hurk1, R. Abir2, E. E. Telfer3 and M. M. Bevers1

1 Department of Farm Animal Health, Veterinary Faculty, Utrecht University, Yalelaan 7, 3584 CL Utrecht, The Netherlands, 2 IVF Research Laboratory, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Rabin Medical Center - Beilinson Campus, Petah Tikvah 49100, Israel 3 IERM Division of Biological Sciences, School of Agriculture Building, University of Edinburgh, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JG, UK

To whom correspondence should be addressed at: R Van den Hurk, Department of Farm Animal Health, Veterinary Faculty, Utrecht University, Yalelaan 7, 3584 CL Utrecht, The Netherlands. Tel: +31 30 2534329; fax +31 30 2516853

Abstract

This review discusses the mechanisms underlying ovarian follicle development and the potential of immature follicles and oocytes from non-rodent mammalian species particularly human and bovine to serve as sources of oocytes for the in-vitro production of embryos. Factors that regulate growth and differentiation of unilaminar (primordial and primary) and multilaminar (secondary) follicles and the maturation of oocytes are highlighted. We conclude that many obstacles must still be overcome before fertilizable oocytes can be obtained from human and bovine ovaries, and more research on the quality of and culture conditions for immature oocytes and follicles is required before these can be considered as a source for in-vitro production.

Key words: cryopreservation / follicle / maturation in vitro / oocyte / ovary


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