Abstract:The effects of astaxanthin (Ax) were tested in ovine oocytes during the maturational culture. Oocytes were cultured for 22 hours in with or without 500 ng/ml Ax. Oocytes and embryos were cultured in the multi-incubator with 39°C till the development stage of blastocysts during 7 days. After maturational culture, the embryos transferred to the synchronized recipients.
Fertilization rate was similar in Ax-treated oocytes and in non-treated oocytes. The development of blastocysts in the Ax-treated oocytes t… Show more
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