Short-term hypertonic exposure enhances in vitro follicle growth and meiotic competence of enclosed oocytes while modestly affecting mRNA expression of aquaporin and steroidogenic genes in the domestic cat model
Short-term hypertonic incubation enhanced in vitro secondary and early antral follicles. Short-term hypertonic incubation stimulated development of in vitro grown oocytes. Short-term hypertonic exposure did not impact mRNA expression of aquaporin genes. In vitro culture affected aquaporin, steroidogenesis and FSH receptor gene expression.