The effect of chemical treatment of the sheep embryo zona pellucida on the ability of blastocysts to hatch after vitrification and warming.
Fatemeh-Sadat MousaviEbrahim AhmadiAbolfazl ShiraziNaser Shams EsfandabadiHassan NazariPublished in: Veterinary medicine and science (2021)
The results of the present study showed that reducing the thickness of zona pellucida of sheep embryos with pronase had no negative effect on the developmental competency and freezability of the treated embryos and improved the hatchability of vitrified-warmed blastocysts.