Reproduction Abstracts

The carboxyethylgermaniumsesquioxide (Ge-132) is an organogermanium compound known to have anti-oxidative effect. In this study, we examined the effect of Ge-132 on in vitro maturation (IVM) of porcine oocytes analyzing intracellular glutathione (GSH) and reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels, mRNA expression levels and subsequent embryonic development after in vitro fertilization (IVF) and parthenogenetic activation (PA). After 40 h of IVM, intracellular GSH ...