title: Effects of ovarian storage condition on in vitro maturation of Hokkaido sika deer (Cervus nippon yesoensis) oocytes.
abstract: The effects of different preservation conditions (temperature 20-25 or 10-15 degrees C; duration 12 or 24 h) for ovaries of Cervus nippon yesoensis on in vitro maturation of oocytes were examined. When ovaries were kept for 12 h at 20-25 degrees C, maturation rate of oocytes was highest (71%); however, it declined when the preservation time was extended to 24 h (31%). When the preservation temperature decreased to 10-15 degrees C, the maturation rate after 12 h preservation decreased (51%) but it remained in same level even though preservation time is prolonged to 24 h (55%).
authors.affiliation: Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China.
authors.forename: Kuerban
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tulake
authors.forename: Yojiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yanagawa
authors.forename: Yoshiyuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Seiji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Katagiri
authors.forename: Shogo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Higaki
authors.forename: Keisuke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Koyama
authors.forename: Xuguang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Heping
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003670:Deer / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D059471:In Vitro Oocyte Maturation Techniques / Q000662:veterinary*; D009865:Oocytes / Q000502:physiology*; D010053:Ovary / Q000502:physiology*; D013696:Temperature