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ArticleJournal of assisted reproduction and genetics2018

Exogenous growth factors do not affect the development of individually cultured murine embryos.

Jason R Herrick, Alison F Greene-Ermisch, William B Schoolcraft, Rebecca L Krisher

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Article in Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
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3 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Bovine embryo productionAnimal reproduction · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jason R HerrickColorado Center for Reproductive Medicine, 10290 RidgeGate Cr., Lone Tree, CO, 80124, USA. jason.herrick@omahazoo.com.
Alison F Greene-ErmischColorado Center for Reproductive Medicine, 10290 RidgeGate Cr., Lone Tree, CO, 80124, USA.
William B SchoolcraftColorado Center for Reproductive Medicine, 10290 RidgeGate Cr., Lone Tree, CO, 80124, USA.
Rebecca L KrisherColorado Center for Reproductive Medicine, 10290 RidgeGate Cr., Lone Tree, CO, 80124, USA.
Colorado Center for Reproductive Medicine · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of multiple growth factors on the development of individually cultured murine embryos.

methodsEmbryos produced by in vitro fertilization using in vitro (IVM) or in vivo (IVO) matured oocytes from three strains of mice (CF1, Swiss Webster, B6D2F1) were cultured individually (10 μl) in the absence (control) or presence of growth factors (paf, epidermal growth factor [EGF], insulin-like growth factor 1 [IGF-1], and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor [GM-CSF]). Blastocyst formation, hatching, and blastocyst cell numbers (trophectoderm, inner cell mass, and total) were evaluated on days 4 and 5 of culture. Post-hatching development of CF1 IVO embryos was also evaluated in vitro and in vivo.

resultsThe presence of growth factors did not improve the proportion of embryos forming blastocysts or initiating hatching for any of the types of embryos tested. The only significant (P < 0.05) effect of growth factors was a decrease in the proportion of embryos that formed blastocysts by day 5 in CF1 IVM embryos. The presence of growth factors also did not affect blastocyst cell numbers. For CF1 IVO embryos, the presence of growth factors during culture did not affect the proportion of embryos that attached to fibronectin-coated dishes, the size of the resulting outgrowths, or in vivo development following transfer.

conclusionCombinations of paf, EGF, GM-CSF, and IGF-1 did not improve development of murine embryos cultured individually in a sequential medium containing a defined protein source.

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AnimalsBlastocystCulture MediaEctodermEmbryo Culture TechniquesEmbryo TransferEpidermal Growth FactorFemaleFertilization in VitroGranulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating FactorInsulin-Like Growth Factor IIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMaleMice, Inbred StrainsCulture MediaEpidermal Growth FactorGranulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating FactorInsulin-Like Growth Factor IIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsBlastocystCulture mediumGrowth factorsIndividual/single cultureMouse strain

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PMID29270871
PMCPMC5904071
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