Short-Term Preservation of Pecari Tajacu Ovarian Preantral Follicles Using Phosphate Buffered Saline (PBS) or Powdered Coconut Water (ACP(r)) Media

Abstract

We compare protocols for the short-term preservation of collared peccarie's ovarian preantral follicles (PFs) by using phosphate buffered saline- (PBS) or powdered coconut water- (ACP(r)) based medium. For morphology analysis each pair of ovaries collected from six females was divided into nine fragments. One fragment was destined for morphology analysis (histology and transmission electron microscopy - TEM), constituting the control group and the other fragments were placed in tubes with PBS or ACP(r), packed…