a 3 × 3 factorial experiment with three levels of fennel extract (fe) (0, 50, and 100 mg/kg of diet) and three levels of added vitamin d3 (vit d3) (0, 3500 and 4200 iu/kg of diet), was carried out to evaluate reproductive performanceand immune response of post molted broiler breeders(76-84 weeks).broiler breeders were weighed at 10 week after molting (74 weeks) then randomly distributed into 36...

background:the bacterial contamination of fertile eggs isthe most common cause of embryonic death in ostrich hatcheryunits leading to financial loss in ostrich industry. objectives:the aim of this research was to investigate the bacterialcontamination status, with emphasis on escherichia coli, ofostrich hatcheries and the antimicrobial resistance profile ofisolated escherichia coli. methods:ato...

the present study explored the embryonic and larval development of an endangered fish species nandus nandus and resolved larval growth performances with the dietary supplementation of different types of lipids. fertilized eggs were collected from fiber glass tanks immediately after spontaneous spawning of n. nandus, which were fed with a 1% phospholipid (squid meal) supplemented diet for 3 mont...

background: aggressive embryo and receptive endometrium are necessary for successful implantation. on this time endometrium transformates to receptive state, which permits embryonic implantation. studies about embryonic implantation and endometrial receptivity are always a hot spot in the field of reproductive medicine. objective: to investigate the expression pattern of meis1 during peri-impla...

Late-Breaking Basic Science Abstracts: From the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2008, New Orleans, Louisiana, November 8–12, 2008 1493 Author Index 1502 On the cover: Image shows an epicardial explant from an embryonic day 12.5 PDGFR GFP mouse heart after 5 days in culture. Immunofluorescence for -catenin (red) demonstrates epicardial cell boundaries, and nuclear-localized green ...

Purpose To devise an uninvasive selection system for human embryos with high developmental potential after a single oocyte retrieval cycle by comparing the in vitro and in vivo effectiveness of first division synchrony against subsequent embryonic developmental stages. Methods The effects of using assisted reproductive technology on 948 embryos that were produced in 137 cycles were examined b...

The pellucid zone (PZ) is a protective embryonic cells barrier against chemical, physical or biological substances. This put, usual transfection methods are not efficient for mammal oocytes and embryos as they are exclusively for somatic cells. Carbon nanotubes have emerged as a new method for gene delivery, and they can be an alternative for embryos transfection, however its ability to cross t...

the aim of this study was to isolate mouse embryonic stem cells from late blastocyst stage embryos and to use them as a model system for the study of hematopoietic induction outside the embryo by coculturing of embryonic stem cells with bone marrow stromal cells. blastocyst stage embryos from pregnant nmri mice were obtained and cultured for 1-2 days in dmem medium. the inner cell masses formed...