Background Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOs) is one of the most common causes of infertility in women of reproductive age. Currently, one of the best therapeutic options for PCOs patients is ICSI. Moreover, IVM can be a useful technique for women with PCOs who are at the risk of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS). On the other hand, the oocyte quality can be a determining factor for outc...

The influence of daminozide, an inhibitor of gibberellins biosynthesis, on the somatic embryogenesis in immature and mature embryo derived from tissue cultures of wheat was investigated. Low concentrations of daminozide (0.064-0.127 mM) positively affected the somatic embryogenic capacity of immature embryos (cv. ‘Andros’) cultured on the medium supplemented with either 2,4-dichlorophenoxyaceti...

A number of papers have been published dealing with the EEG in developing stages of the chick embryo], 5,11,21922,23, 4 29, 37) as well as with the EEG of early stages of chicks after hatching4, 8,11,12, 13,23, 24, 32). Investigations, however, under unrestrained unanesthetized conditions, into the correlation between the EEG and the behavior of immature chickens have been limited ; KEY and MAR...

Sox proteins belong to the superfamily of high mobility group (HMG) proteins. Sox3 is expressed predominantly in the immature neuroepithelium. Ectopic expression of Sox3 causes oncogenic transformation of chicken embryo fibroblasts (CEFs). The oncogenicity of Sox3 is correlated with nuclear localization and transcriptional regulatory activity; mutants containing deletions in the HMG box or the ...