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ANNUAL REVIEW OF ANIMAL BIOSCIENCES
Volume 10, Issue -, Pages 281-301Publisher
ANNUAL REVIEWS
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-animal-020420-030319
Keywords
ovary; follicle; oocyte; follicle culture; in vitro growth
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Considerable progress has been made in the development of culture systems for in vitro growth and maturation of oocytes, but significant heterogeneity exists between different stages of follicle development and species. More research is needed to overcome technical challenges and establish multiphase culture approaches.
Considerable progress has been made with the development of culture systems for the in vitro growth and maturation (IVGM) of oocytes from the earliest-staged primordial follicles and from the more advanced secondary follicles in rodents, ruminants, nonhuman primates, and humans. Successful oocyte production in vitro depends on the development of a dynamic culture strategy that replicates the follicular microenvironment required for oocyte activation and to support oocyte growth and maturation in vivo while enabling the coordinated and timely acquisition of oocyte developmental competence. Significant heterogeneity exists between the culture protocols used for different stages of follicle development and for different species. To date, the fertile potential of IVGM oocytes derived from primordial follicles has been realized only in mice. Although many technical challenges remain, significant advances have been made, and there is an increasing consensus that complete IVGM will require a dynamic, multiphase culture approach. The production of healthy offspring from in vitro-produced oocytes in a secondary large animal species is a vital next step before IVGM can be tested for therapeutic use in humans.
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