Lipid profile of bovine grade-1 blastocysts produced either in vivo or in vitro before and after slow freezing process.

ABSTRACT: Currently, in vitro embryo production (IVP) is successfully commercially applied in cattle. However, the high sensitivity of embryos to cryopreservation in comparison to in vivo (IVD) embryos slows the dissemination of this biotechnology. Reduced cryotolerance is frequently associated with lipid accumulation in the cytoplasm mainly due to in vitro culture conditions. The objective of this study was to evaluate the lipid composition of biopsied and sexed embryos, produced either in vivo or in vitro from the same Holstein heifers before and after a slow freezing protocol. Lipid extracts were analysed by liquid chromatography-high resolution mass spectrometry, which enabled the detection of 496 features. Our results highlighted a lipid enrichment of IVP embryos in triglycerides and oxidised g

SUBMITTER: Janati Idrissi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8172931 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature