Veterinary Research Communications

, Volume 31, Supplement 1, pp 181–184 | Cite as

Competence of Swine Oocytes Matured by Three-dimensional Gonadotropin-free Co-culture

  • E. Munari
  • A. Asti
  • C. Colombani
  • E. Benzoni
  • M. Faustini
  • M. L. Torre
  • A. Riccardi
  • S. Villani
  • L. Sesso
  • U. Conte
  • D. Vigo
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Munari, E., Asti, A., Colombani, C., Benzoni, E., Faustini, M., Torre, M.L., Riccardi, A., Villani, S., Sesso, L., Conte, U. and Vigo, D., 2007. Competence of swine oocytes matured by three-dimensional gonadotropin-free co-culture. Veterinary Research Communications, 31(Suppl. 1), 181–184

Keywords

co-culture IVF IVM SEM swine three-dimensional culture 

Abbreviations

3D

three-dimensional

eCG

equine chorionic gonadotropin

H

hormone

hCG

human chorionic gonadotropin

IVF

in vitro fertilization

IVM

in vitro maturation

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Authors and Affiliations

  • E. Munari
    • 1
  • A. Asti
    • 1
  • C. Colombani
    • 1
  • E. Benzoni
    • 1
  • M. Faustini
    • 1
  • M. L. Torre
    • 2
  • A. Riccardi
    • 1
  • S. Villani
    • 3
  • L. Sesso
    • 1
  • U. Conte
    • 2
  • D. Vigo
    • 1
  1. 1.Department of Veterinary Sciences and Technologies for Food Safety, – Faculty of Vetrinary MedicineUniversity of MilanMilanItaly
  2. 2.Department of Pharmaceutical ChemistryUniversity of PaviaPaviaItaly
  3. 3.Department of Applied Health SciencesUniversity of PaviaPaviaItaly

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