In:
Zygote, Cambridge University Press (CUP), Vol. 4, No. 04 ( 1996-11), p. 275-278
Abstract:
The tolerance of the oocyte plasma membrane (oolemma) to electrical pulses (TEP) was investigated for oocytes, zygotes, and embryos at the early and late 2-cell stage. The oocyte survival rate after two electrical pulses (1.4KV/cm for 640μs each) was used as an indicator of the TEP of the oolemma. Survival rate of mid-pronuclear zygotes (94.3%±2.3%) was significantly ( p & lt; 0.05) higher than that of recently ovulated (2.1%±1.9%) and in vivo aged (25.1%±2.6%) oocytes; survival rate of in vivo aged oocytes was also significantly higher than that of recently ovulated oocytes. Soon after fertilisation, the survival rate of the oocytes markedly increased, up to 94% at the mid-pronuclear stage. Survival ratedropped thereafter. These results suggest that the characteristics of the oocyte plasma membrane (oolemma) change after fertilisation.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0967-1994
,
1469-8730
DOI:
10.1017/S0967199400003221
Language:
English
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Publication Date:
1996
detail.hit.zdb_id:
1483381-5
SSG:
12
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