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Kit ligand promotes the transition from primordial to primary follicles after in vitro culture of ovine ovarian tissue

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 October 2015

A.Y.P. Cavalcante ,
B.B. Gouveia ,
R.S. Barberino ,
T.L.B.G. Lins ,
L.P. Santos ,
R.J.S. Gonçalves ,
J.J.H. Celestino  and
M.H.T. Matos
A.Y.P. Cavalcante
Affiliation:
Nucleus of Biotechnology Applied to Ovarian Follicle Development, Federal University of San Francisco Valley, Petrolina, PE, Brazil.
B.B. Gouveia
Affiliation:
Nucleus of Biotechnology Applied to Ovarian Follicle Development, Federal University of San Francisco Valley, Petrolina, PE, Brazil.
R.S. Barberino
Affiliation:
Nucleus of Biotechnology Applied to Ovarian Follicle Development, Federal University of San Francisco Valley, Petrolina, PE, Brazil.
T.L.B.G. Lins
Affiliation:
Nucleus of Biotechnology Applied to Ovarian Follicle Development, Federal University of San Francisco Valley, Petrolina, PE, Brazil.
L.P. Santos
Affiliation:
Nucleus of Biotechnology Applied to Ovarian Follicle Development, Federal University of San Francisco Valley, Petrolina, PE, Brazil.
R.J.S. Gonçalves
Affiliation:
Nucleus of Biotechnology Applied to Ovarian Follicle Development, Federal University of San Francisco Valley, Petrolina, PE, Brazil.
J.J.H. Celestino
Affiliation:
Institute of Health Sciences, University of International Integration Lusophone African-Brazilian, Acarape, CE, Brazil.
M.H.T. Matos*
Affiliation:
Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco (UNIVASF), Campus de Ciências Agrárias. Colegiado de Medicina Veterinária – Laboratório de Biologia Celular, Citologia e Histologia, Rodovia BR 407, Km 12, Lote 543 – Projeto de Irrigação Nilo Coelho – S/N, C1, CEP: 56300-990, Petrolina, PE, Brasil. Nucleus of Biotechnology Applied to Ovarian Follicle Development, Federal University of San Francisco Valley, Petrolina, PE, Brazil.
*
All correspondence to: M.H.T. Matos. Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco (UNIVASF), Campus de Ciências Agrárias. Colegiado de Medicina Veterinária – Laboratório de Biologia Celular, Citologia e Histologia, Rodovia BR 407, Km 12, Lote 543 – Projeto de Irrigação Nilo Coelho – S/N, C1, CEP: 56300-990, Petrolina, PE, Brasil. Tel: +55 87 2101 4839. E-mail: helena.matos@univasf.edu.br
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Summary

This study evaluated the effects of kit ligand (KL) on the morphology and development of ovine preantral follicles (fresh control) and after 7 days of in vitro culture in α-Minimal Essential Medium (α-MEM; control medium) or the presence of KL (1, 10, 50, 100 or 200 ng/ml). There was an increase in the percentage of primary follicles at the concentration of 100 ng/ml KL, compared with the fresh control, control medium (α-MEM) and the other KL concentrations. Follicle diameter was significantly higher than the control medium only at concentrations of 50 and 100 ng/ml KL. In conclusion, 100 ng/ml KL promoted the transition from primordial to primary follicles (follicular activation) after in vitro culture of ovine ovarian tissue.

Keywords

ActivationKit ligandOocyteOvarySheep
Type
Short Communication
Information
Zygote , Volume 24 , Issue 4 , August 2016 , pp. 578 - 582
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2015 

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