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Giovanna Galeati
Researcher at University of Bologna
Publications - 112
Citations - 3317
Giovanna Galeati is an academic researcher from University of Bologna. The author has contributed to research in topics: Sperm & Acrosome. The author has an hindex of 30, co-authored 109 publications receiving 2998 citations. Previous affiliations of Giovanna Galeati include University of Pavia & University of Milan.
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Developmental competence of pig oocytes matured and fertilized in vitro
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that pig oocytes matured and fertilized in vitro can develop to the blastocyst stage and establish a normal pregnancy resulting in the birth of live piglets.
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Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Production in Growing Pig Antral Follicles
Barbara Barboni,M. Turriani,Giovanna Galeati,Marcella Spinaci,Maria Laura Bacci,Monica Forni,Mauro Mattioli +6 more
TL;DR: While follicles of untreated animals produce stable and low levels of the angiogenic factor, VEGF markedly rose in medium and large follicles after eCG administration, and may play a local key role in gonadotropin-induced follicle development.
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Effect of follicle somatic cells during pig oocyte maturation on egg penetrability and male pronucleus formation.
TL;DR: Significantly more spermatozoa were recorded in the ooplasm of follicle oocytes than in that of cumulus oocytes, thus suggesting that the effect of the follicle on fertilizability may partly depend on an action on the plasma membrane of the oocyte.
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Follicle Activation Involves Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Production and Increased Blood Vessel Extension
Mauro Mattioli,Barbara Barboni,M. Turriani,Giovanna Galeati,Augusta Zannoni,Gastone Castellani,Paolo Berardinelli,P. A. Scapolo +7 more
TL;DR: An improved model for follicles dynamics is proposed in which the production of VEGF, stimulated by gonadotropin, creates the vascular conditions required for follicle growth and activity.
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Follicular factors influence oocyte fertilizability by modulating the intercellular cooperation between cumulus cells and oocyte.
TL;DR: F follicular secretions are fundamental for the maintenance in vitro of a functional intercellular coupling between cumulus and oocyte, which is necessary for the egg to become penetrable by spermatozoa and to acquire the conditions required for the formation of male pronuclei.