M. Molnár

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that HHP pretreatment could considerably improve the developmental competence of vitrified pig in vitro matured (IVM) oocytes and will be tested as a means to improve survival and developmental competence at different developmental stages in different species including humans.

TL;DR: Results indicate that the sublethal pressure treatment may induce specific responses in oocytes increasing their resistance and developmental competence and to optimize the protocol of pressure pre-treatment in both animal- and human-assisted reproductive technology (ART) to increase the efficiency of in vitro procedures.

TL;DR: This pilot study proved that the sublethal HHP treatment of porcine oocytes before HMC results in improved in vitro developmental competence and cryotolerance, and supports embryonic and fetal development as well as pregnancy establishment and maintenance up to the birth of healthy piglets.

TL;DR: In conclusion, HHP treatment, simply inserted before the freezing step, can significantly increase post-thaw motility and yield consistent acceptable results.

TL;DR: HHP treatment significantly increased the post-thaw motility of the frozen semen of the bull population examined, and the semen of a proportion of bulls with very low semen freezability can be increased to the range where it can be frozen commercially.