Cytoplasmic, rather than nuclear-DNA, insufficiencies as the major cause of poor competence of vitrified oocytes. Issue 5 (May 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hosseini, Sayyed Morteza; Asgari, Vajihe; Hajian, M.; Nasr-Esfahani, Mohammad Hossein
• Is Part Of: Reproductive biomedicine online. Volume 30:Issue 5(2015)
• Page Start: 549
• Page End: 552
• Publication Date: 2015-05
• Subjects: Human reproductive technology -- Periodicals; Human embryo -- Periodicals; Reproduction -- Periodicals; 616.692
• DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2015.01.003
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1472-6483

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="ab0010"> <title id="st0010">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="sp0010"> <list id="ulist0010"> <list-item id="u0010"> <label></label> <p id="p0010">A model of nuclear-DNA exchange between vitrified and fresh oocytes was proposed.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="u0015"> <label></label> <p id="p0015">Karyoplast exchange was accomplished with high efficiency between vitrified and fresh oocytes.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="u0020"> <label></label> <p id="p0020">Cytoplasmic insufficiencies were considered the main cause of "poor competence" of vitrified oocytes.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="u0025"> <label></label> <p id="p0025">Karyoplast transplantation may have far-reaching clinical applications to rescue cytoplasmic insufficiencies of vitrified oocytes.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>