Abstract:Limited information have been reported regarding to the role of the zona pellucida during embryo development in the domestic cat. In the present research we compared invitro and invivo development of cat embryos generated with versus without the zona pellucida. Embryos were produced by IVF and cultured up to blastocyst stage accordingly to experimental group: 1) with intact zona pellucida (ZI) and 2) without zona pellucida (ZF). Ovaries of domestic cats were collected by ovariohysterectomy and cumulus-oocyte c… Show more
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