Reproduction Abstracts

Reproductive ageing in females is associated with reduced oocyte maturation potential and developmental competence. Oocyte chromatin configuration and metabolism, have recently been established as correlates of oocyte developmental competence in a number of species. Here, we have evaluated the effect of reproductive ageing on oocyte chromatin morphology and amino acid turnover in germinal vesicle (GV)-staged, ovine oocytes.Cumulus–oocyte complexes w...