Abstract
The aim of our investigation was to compare the ultrastructure of lipid droplets in porcine pronuclear oocytes obtained after in vitro fertilization (IVF) or parthenogenetic activation (PGA) of Metaphase II (MII) oocytes. The ultrastructure of lipids in the IVF or PGA pronuclear oocytes after vitrification was also studied. There are two kinds of lipid droplets in porcine GV oocytes: 'dark' and homogenous vesicles next to 'grey' vesicles with electron-lucent streaks. After IVF or PGA and following 16-h culture, only the presence of 'grey' vesicles was detected in IVF and PGA oocytes. Ultra-structure of lipid vesicles of PGA and IVF oocytes was similar. The PGA oocytes can be as model of the two pronuclear stage IVF oocytes.
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