* Fertilization capacity of cryopreserved Iberian ibex epididymal sperm in a heterologous in vitro fertilization assay.
- In vitro fertilization (IVF) can be used to assess the fertilization capacity of sperm. Heterologous IVF may be useful when assessing that of wild animals as it is often difficult to obtain adequate numbers of naturally corresponding oocytes. The aim of the present study was to assess the fertilization capacity of frozen-thawed ibex epididymal spermatozoa via heterologous IVF involving the oocytes of prepubertal domestic goats. The effect on fertilization and embryo development of adding oestrous sheep serum (ESS) to the fertilization medium was also examined. Cumulus-oocyte complexes (COCs) were matured in TCM-199 for 24-27 h at 38.5°C in a 5% CO2 in air atmosphere. Frozen-thawed epididymal spermatozoa were selected by density gradient centrifugation. After maturation, the oocytes were co-incubated with spermatozoa in synthetic oviductal fluid (SOF) with different concentrations of ESS: SOF-C (0%), SOF-2 (2%) and SOF-20 (20%). At 17 h post-insemination (hpi), zygotes with one female and one male pronucleus (2PN) were categorised as normal; zygotes with 3PN were recorded as polyspermic, and oocytes with 1PN as asynchronous. Cleavage and blastocyst development were assessed at 48 and 168 hpi respectively. The percentage of zygotes with 2PN was higher in the SOF-2 than in the SOF-20 treatment group (27.7% versus 2.9% P < 0.05). The percentage of blastocysts formed with the SOF-C, SOF-2 and SOF-20 treatments were 1.1%, 7.5% and 0% respectively. These results show that the presence of 2% ESS achieves better results than the use of no serum or the standard 20% concentration. Heterologous IVF may be an effective method for predicting the fertilization capacity of ibex spermatozoa, and therefore perhaps that of other wild mountain ungulates.
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Overview of noun development
The noun development has 9 senses (first 7 from tagged texts)
1. (52) development -- (act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining; "he congratulated
them on their development of a plan to meet the emergency"; "they funded research and development")
2. (46) development, evolution -- (a process in which something passes by degrees to a different
stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage); "the development of his ideas took many years";
"the evolution of Greek civilization"; "the slow development of her skill as a writer")
3. (11) growth, growing, maturation, development, ontogeny, ontogenesis -- ((biology) the process of
an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an
organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level; "he proposed an indicator of
osseous development in children")
4. (9) development -- (a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation; "recent
developments in Iraq"; "what a revolting development!")
5. (7) exploitation, development -- (the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or
productive or useful; "the development of Alaskan resources"; "the exploitation of copper deposits")
6. (6) development -- (a district that has been developed to serve some purpose; "such land is
practical for small park developments")
7. (4) development -- (a state in which things are improving; the result of developing (as in the
early part of a game of chess); "after he saw the latest development he changed his mind and became
a supporter"; "in chess your should take care of your development before moving your queen")
8. development, developing -- (processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image
visible; "the development and printing of his pictures took only two hours")
9. development -- ((music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form)
where the major musical themes are developed and elaborated)
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