oocyte Definition
oocyte (ō′ō sīt′, ō′ə-)
oocyte Usage Examples
Converse of object
- obtain: Ethical issues notwithstanding, this raises the possibility of using oocytes obtained from the ovaries of aborted fetuses.
- use: Reliable results have only been obtained using oocytes derived from antral follicles in their final stages of growth.
- enucleate: A cloned embryo is created by cell nuclear transfer from an adult cell into an enucleated oocyte.
- mature: By capitalizing on work in cattle, maturing oocytes from biopsied or post-mortem ovarian tissue may provide a way of enhancing their supply.
- grow: The biological significance of loop formation and RNA synthesis in heterochromatic band loops in growing oocytes is briefly discussed.
- fertilize: All sexually reproducing organisms develop from a single fertilized oocyte by cell multiplication and differentiation.
Adjective modifier
- immature: Maturation in vitro of immature oocytes has been achieved in small mammals, even from primordial follicles, using a number of methods.
- human: Reliable in vitro maturation ( IVM ) of human oocytes is an intellectual, scientific and clinical challenge with a number of potential applications.
- mammalian: Research Interests Our group studies the control of cell division when mammalian oocytes undergo meiosis.
- primary: At birth, the ovary contains around 400 000 primordial follicles which contain primary oocytes.
- mature: There were no significant differences in mean age, number of mature oocytes obtained, and number of embryos transferred between the two groups.
- secondary: The first meiotic division is now completed, and the oocyte is now a secondary oocyte, and starts its second meiotic division.
Modifies a noun
- maturation: Follicular factors affecting oocyte maturation and development competence 20.
- retrieval: Our second objective was to examine the effects of aspiration of hydrosalpinges at the time of oocyte retrieval on IVF outcomes.
- donation: A total of 12 oocyte donation cycles were performed in these patients.
- nucleus: Oocytes are essential for therapeutic cloning, a process where the oocyte nucleus would be replaced wirh a nucleus from a patient's cells.
- recipient: However, the majority of oocyte recipients experience a favorable pregnancy and perinatal outcome.
- recovery: Oocyte recovery and embryo transfer techniques for IVF 15.
Noun used with modifier
- mouse: Her main research interests include the cryopreservation of human and mouse oocytes ( eggs ).
- laevis: This protein can form junctions when expressed in paired Xenopus laevis oocytes ( Phelan et al.

