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Also, the researchers couldn’t trace each affected pup back to its exact oocyte (precursor to an egg) donor because eggs were pooled.
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New Atlas, 16 Aug. 2025
The findings complement those of a previous study by the team which found that human oocytes suppress a fundamental process in cellular energy production in order to minimize the production of harmful ROS.
—Ian Randall, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
Exposure to organic carbon showed negative impacts with oocyte survival, fertilization and embryo quality, the study said.
—Tracy J. Wholf, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2025
This law, which won’t take effect until July 2025, will require large group health care service plans to cover up to three oocyte (egg) retrievals.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 27 Dec. 2024
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New Atlas, 16 Aug. 2025
The findings complement those of a previous study by the team which found that human oocytes suppress a fundamental process in cellular energy production in order to minimize the production of harmful ROS.
—Ian Randall, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
Exposure to organic carbon showed negative impacts with oocyte survival, fertilization and embryo quality, the study said.
—Tracy J. Wholf, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2025
This law, which won’t take effect until July 2025, will require large group health care service plans to cover up to three oocyte (egg) retrievals.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Oocyte.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oocyte. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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oocyte
noun
oo·cyte
ˈō-ə-ˌsīt 
: an egg before maturation : a female gametocyte
called also ovocyte
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