Reproduction Abstracts

Introduction: Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) is a signaling molecule derived from phospholipid known to have biological activities such as stimulating proliferation and differentiation. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of LPA on IVM of porcine oocytes and subsequent embryonic development after IVF and parthenogenetic activation (PA).Methods: We examined nuclear maturation, intracellular GSH and ROS levels and subsequent embryonic deve...