Hello - Can anyone please direct me to a reference that may give morphometry data on mouse oocytes, both at GV and MII stages? Basically I have an idea that the mouse oocyte measures at 70 um in diameter. However, would like to know with a little more exactitude if there is a lot of variations between strains, individuals, and within mice. I also need to know if the size counts on the ZP or just the diameter of the actual membrane enclosed cell. Thank you in advance.
Hi:
The size is:
Growth stage (Oocyte I) = 30-60 micro-meter
Capacitation stage = 100 micro-meter
Maturation stage (Oocyte II) = 120 micro-meter
You can find more detail information from here
http://theses.ulaval.ca/archimede/fichiers/20201/20201-1.html
Drs. Hsu-Wen and Cui, thank you very much for your helpful answers!
Sylvia