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KMID : 0900919910150010041
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Korean journal of Animal Reproduction
1991 Volume.15 No. 1 p.41 ~ p.47
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In Vitro Fertilization and Embryo Culture in Immature Rats induced to Superovulate
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Lee Jong-Ho
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Abstract
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The ability of fertilization in vitro and subsequent development of superovulated oocytes was assessed in a controlled environment using an in vitro fertilization technique. The in vitro fertilization percentage of oocytes with cumulus mass declined significantly(P<0.05) with increased doses from 4~10 to 16~40IU of PMSG for superovulation. However, the porportion of polyspermic penetration varied from 2.3 to 9.7% and there was no significant difference between treatments in incidence of polyspermy. When morphologically normal ova with cumulus mass were cultured for 66~72h in a plastic mini-straw to undergo fertilization in vitro, the mean percentage of embryos developed to 2-16 and 4-16cell stage was 61.8 and 17.6%; it was slightly(P<0.05) superior to the corresponding results from petri dish. A total of 52 two-cell embryos fertilized in a mini-straw were transferred to seven pseudopregnant rat. Among these recipients, two normal young were born from one recipient which received a total of six embryos. These results suggest that superovulated oocytes are proportionately less competent than normally ovulated oocytes to undergo fertilization in a controlled environment using an in vitro fertilization technique. Also, a plastic mini-straw designed was slightly superior to petri dish as a culture vessel for fertilization and embryo development in vitro.
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KEYWORD
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Superovulation, In vitro Fertilization, Plastic mini-straw, Immature rat
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