title: The effect of cold shock on mouse oocyte maturation in vitro.
abstract: Maintenance of mouse ovaries in ice-cold medium for 1, 2 or 4 h before removing the oocytes did not alter the incidence of spontaneous maturation or increase the number of oocytes degenerating, fragmenting or forming 2 equal blastomeres in culture.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002455:Cell Division; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003080:Cold Temperature; D003470:Culture Media; D005260:Female; D051379:Mice; D009865:Oocytes / Q000166:cytology*; D010063:Ovum / Q000166:cytology*
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media