Methodological approaches for vitrification of bovine oocytes

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<jats:title>Summary</jats:title><jats:p>Numerous factors affect vitrification success and post-thaw development of oocytes after <jats:italic>in vitro</jats:italic> fertilization. Therefore, elaboration of an optimal methodology ensuring higher cryotolerance of oocytes and subsequent blastocyst yield is still of great interest. This paper describes and evaluates critical factors affecting the success of oocyte vitrification. In particular, an appropriate oocyte stage such as maturation status (germinal vesicle stage, metaphase II stage), presence/absence of cumulus cells before vitrification, and the effect of follicle size, as well as different culture systems and media for <jats:italic>in vitro</jats:italic> production of embryos, the types and concentrations of cryoprotectants, and cooling and warming rates at vitrification are considered. Special attention is paid to various cryocarriers used for low-volume vitrification, which ensures safe storage of oocytes/embryos in liquid nitrogen and their successful post-thaw recovery. At the end, we focussed on how age of oocyte donors (heifers, cows) influences post-thaw development. This review summarizes results of recently published studies describing different methodologies of cryopreservation and post-thaw oocyte development with the main focus on vitrification of bovine oocytes.</jats:p>

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  • Zygote

    Zygote 29 (1), 1-11, 2020-09-04

    Cambridge University Press (CUP)

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