Investigating the impact of vitrification on bovine ovarian tissue morphology, follicle survival, and transcriptomic signature.
Spyridon P DeligiannisKeiu KaskVijayachitra ModhukurNina BoskovicMarilin IvaskÜlle JaakmaPauliina DamdimopoulouTimo TuuriAgne Velthut-MeikasAndres SalumetsPublished in: Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics (2024)
Vitrification minimally affects tissue morphology, follicle density, and transcriptomic signature post-thawing. However, culture revealed notable changes in vitrified tissue samples, including reduced follicle density, decreased isolated follicle survival, and alteration in WNT signalling and ovarian hormonal regulation pathways, highlighted them as possible limitations of the current vitrification protocol.