Stresses on Female Mice Impair Oocyte Developmental Potential: Effects of Stress Severity and Duration on Oocytes at the Growing Follicle Stage

Conclusion:
The results suggest that (1) the degree that a stress damages oocytes is the product of duration x severity of the stress; (2) RRS impaired oocyte developmental potential through cumulative effects on growing follicles; and (3) preantral follicles were not as sensitive to stress as antral follicles were.

Source: Reproductive Sciences - August 8, 2016 Category: Reproduction Medicine Authors: Gao, Y., Chen, F., Kong, Q.-Q., Ning, S.-F., Yuan, H.-J., Lian, H.-Y., Luo, M.-J., Tan, J.-H. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research