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Bovine embryos thrive in oviductal cells, paving way for improved livestock breeding

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Culture of one-cell bovine embryos in explanted mouse oviduct and bovine oviductal epithelial cells
Amy E. Sparks, F.C. Gwazdauskas, M.L. McGilliard

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One-cell bovine embryos were cultured in different conditions to see how they develop. The embryos grew best when placed with oviductal epithelial cells in a special liquid called TCM-199. They didn't grow as well in just TCM-199 or in mouse oviducts. Embryos in oviductal cells had more cells than those in TCM-199 or mouse oviducts. The mouse oviducts didn't provide a good environment for the embryos to grow. So, the best way to help one-cell bovine embryos grow into blastocysts is to use oviductal cells in TCM-199.