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Maturation and ovulation of Japanese quail oocytes under in vitro conditions |
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| Authors: | B. Olszańska A. Malewska U. Stepińska |
| Affiliation: | Institute of Genetics and Animal Breeding of the Polish Academy of Sciences , Jastrzebiec n/Warsaw, 05–551, Poland |
| Abstract: | 1. An in vitro system for ovulation and maturation of Japanese quail oocytes is described. 2. Ovarian follicles removed from the ovary at 2, 4 or 6 h before the estimated time of ovulation may ovulate under in vitro conditions. 3. The presence of progesterone in the medium had a stimulatory effect on the process of maturation, as has been shown for Xenopus oocytes. |
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