Hormonal protocol used for cervical dilation in ewes does not affect morphological embryo quality but reduces recovery rate and temporarily alters gene expression.
Juliana Dantas Rodrigues SantosRibrio Ivan Tavares Pereira BatistaRodolfo UngerfeldAugusto Ryonosuke TairaCaroline Gomes do Espírito SantoJoanna Maria Gonçalves Souza-FabjanDaniel Andrews de Moura FernandesMário Felipe Alvarez BalaroIsabel Oliveira CosentinoViviane Lopes BrairPedro Henrique Nicolau PintoAna Beatriz da Silva CarvalhoJeferson Ferreira da FonsecaFelipe Zandonadi BrandãoPublished in: The Veterinary record (2021)
The hormonal protocol for cervical dilation reduced the efficiency of embryo collection. In addition, the treatment induced luteolysis and a transient alteration of embryo gene expression, however there were no detectable changes in embryo morphological quality, development stage, or incidence of apoptosis.