The effect of temperature fluctuations on the cytoskeletal organisation and chromosomal constitution of the human oocyte

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The effect of temperature fluctuation on spindle integrity and chromosomal organisation in the human oocyte, and the consequences of such effects on the chromosomal constitution of resulting parthenotes, were investigated. A total of 340 oocytes were stained immunocytochemically with an antibody to a-tubulin, and 502 were activated parthenogenetically. Exposure of oocytes to room temperature for 2, 10 or 30 min caused disruption of the spindle in 77% (n = 26), 72% (n = 18) and 89% (n = 19) of cases respectively, with evidence of chromosomal dispersal in 50%, 56% and 52.6% respectively. These effects were reversed when oocytes were returned to 37°C after exposure to room temperature for 2 min, but not after 10 min or 30 min. Temperature reduction affected rates of parthenogenetic activation of oocytes (2 min: 67%, n = 27; 10 min: 68%, n=28; 30 min: 54%, n = 35) and cleavage of resulting parthenotes, but only if oocytes were exposed to room temperature for 30 min (30 min: 53%, n = 19). There is a direct association between temperature-induced spindle damage in the oocyte (70%, 50 of 63) and chromosomal abnormalities in parthenotes developed from oocytes exposed to room temperature (56%, 23 of 41; p> 0.01). © 1995, Cambridge University Press. All rights reserved.

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Almeida, P. A., & Bolton, V. N. (1995). The effect of temperature fluctuations on the cytoskeletal organisation and chromosomal constitution of the human oocyte. Zygote, 3(4), 357–365. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0967199400002793

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