Abstract
Both sister-chromatid exchange (SCE) response and embryonic development and transport in preimplantation embryos were evaluated on day 3 of gestation (vaginal plug = 1) of superovulated Swiss mice. Superovulation was found to have significant effects on number of preimplantation embryos (increase), embryo localization (accelerated transport), cleavage rate (advanced development) and abnormality rate (misshaped, fragmented, dead embryos). Superovulated 4- and 8-cell embryos collected from oviducts and uteri and incubated in vitro with 5-bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) displayed up to 4 times higher SCE frequency than spontaneously ovulated embryos. This increase is independent of stage of development and location at the time of embryo collection. The results indicate that superovulated embryos may have induced DNA lesions.
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