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- Title
Comparison of three in vitro culture systems for maturation of early preantral mouse ovarian follicles.
- Authors
Nathalie Mousset-Siméon; Pierre Jouannet; Laëtitia Le Cointre; Christiane Coussieu; Catherine Poirot
- Abstract
The aim of this study was to compare three different culture systems for in vitro follicular growth and oocyte maturation in ovarian follicles of mice in order to assess the technique with the optimal growth and improved rate of meiotic maturation. The three systems tested were culture under oil, on a hydrophobic membrane and on agar respectively. Early preantral follicles were cultured for 12 days in α-MEM GlutaMAX medium. Follicular growth, oocyte meiotic maturation, oocyte extrusion, atresia and estradiol production were analysed. Follicular development showed two phases in the three systems, with slow growth before day 5 and subsequent acceleration. The percentage of follicles transferred into oocyte maturation medium was significantly higher after culture under oil. The proportion of oocytes that achieved nuclear maturation (metaphase II) was higher when follicles were cultured under oil or on a hydrophobic membrane than on agar. Our results support the use of culture under oil for in vitro follicular growth from the early preantral stage in order to obtain metaphase II oocytes. Fertilization ability of these oocytes and the capacity to obtain healthy mice in a reproducible manner warrants further investigation.
- Publication
Zygote, 2005, Vol 13, Issue 2, p167
- ISSN
0967-1994
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1017/s0967199405003151