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Researcher

Minerva Ferrer Buitrago

Awards & Distinctions

22 Results

2020

Comparative study of preimplantation development following distinct assisted oocyte activation protocols in a PLC-zeta knockout mouse model

Minerva Ferrer BuitragoLaurentijn TillemanVanessa ThysA HachemAnnekatrien BoelFilip Van NieuwerburghDieter DeforceLuc LeybaertPetra De SutterJ. Parrington et al.

A1 Journal Article in MOLECULAR HUMAN REPRODUCTION

2019

Assessment of the calcium releasing machinery in oocytes that failed to fertilize after conventional ICSI and assisted oocyte activation

Minerva Ferrer BuitragoDavina BonteLien DhaenensSanne VermorgenYuechao LuPetra De SutterBjörn Heindryckx

A1 Journal Article in REPRODUCTIVE BIOMEDICINE ONLINE

Assisted oocyte activation significantly increases fertilization and pregnancy outcome in patients with low and total failed fertilization after intracytoplasmic sperm injection : a 17-year retrospective study

Davina BonteMinerva Ferrer BuitragoLien DhaenensMina PopovicVanessa ThysIlse De CrooStefanie De GheselleNathalie SteyaertAnnekatrien BoelFrauke Vanden Meerschaut et al.

A1 Journal Article in FERTILITY AND STERILITY

Comparative analysis of different nuclear transfer techniques to prevent the transmission of mitochondrial DNA variants

Maoxing TangRamesh Reddy GuggillaYannick GansemansMargot Van der JeughtAnnekatrien BoelMina PopovicPanagiotis StamatiadisMinerva Ferrer BuitragoVanessa ThysRudy Van Coster et al.

A1 Journal Article in MOLECULAR HUMAN REPRODUCTION

2018

Assisted oocyte activation significantly increases fertilization and pregnancy rates resulting in healthy live births in patients with oocyte activation deficiencies

Davina BonteLien DhaenensMinerva Ferrer BuitragoStefanie De GheselleIlse De CrooPetra De SutterBjörn Heindryckx

Culture conditions affect Ca2+ release in artificially activated mouse and human oocytes

Yuechao LuDavina BonteMinerva Ferrer BuitragoMina PopovicJitesh NeupaneMargot Van der JeughtLuc LeybaertPetra De SutterBjörn Heindryckx

A1 Journal Article in REPRODUCTION FERTILITY AND DEVELOPMENT

Diagnosis and treatment of oocyte activation deficiency in assisted reproduction technology

Minerva Ferrer BuitragoPetra De SutterBjörn Heindryckx

Human oocyte calcium analysis predicts the response to assisted oocyte activation in patients experiencing fertilization failure after ICSI

Minerva Ferrer BuitragoLien DhaenensYuechao LuDavina BonteFrauke Vanden MeerschautPetra De SutterLuc LeybaertBjörn Heindryckx

A1 Journal Article in HUMAN REPRODUCTION

PLCz knock-out sperm reveals the sole effect of altering calcium signals during assisted oocyte activation on later mouse embryogenesis

Minerva Ferrer BuitragoLaurentijn TillemanVanessa ThysA HachemFilip Van NieuwerburghLuc LeybaertPetra De SutterDieter DeforceJ ParringtonBjörn Heindryckx

Patients with a high proportion of immature and meiotically resistant oocytes experience defective nuclear oocyte maturation patterns and impaired pregnancy outcomes

Yuechao LuMinerva Ferrer BuitragoMina PopovicJitesh NeupaneWinnok De VosSylvie LiermanEtienne Van den AbbeelMargot Van der JeughtDimitra NikiforakiPetra De Sutter et al.

A1 Journal Article in REPRODUCTIVE BIOMEDICINE ONLINE

Platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase 1B3 (PAFAH1 B3) is required for the formation of the meiotic spindle during in vitro oocyte maturation

Lynn VandenbergheBjörn HeindryckxKatrien SmitsKatarzyna Szymańska-VandendriesscheNerea Ortiz EscribanoMinerva Ferrer BuitragoKrishna Chaitanya PavaniLuc PeelmanDieter DeforcePetra De Sutter et al.

A1 Journal Article in REPRODUCTION FERTILITY AND DEVELOPMENT

Single Ca2+ transients vs oscillatory Ca2+ signaling for assisted oocyte activation : limitations and benefits

Minerva Ferrer BuitragoDavina BontePetra De SutterLuc LeybaertBjörn Heindryckx

A1 Journal Article in REPRODUCTION

Strontium fails to induce Ca2+ release and activation in human oocytes despite the presence of functional TRPV3 channels

Y LuR ReddyMinerva Ferrer BuitragoMargot Van der JeughtJitesh NeupaneWinnok De VosEtienne Van den AbbeelSylvie LiermanPetra De SutterBjörn Heindryckx

A1 Journal Article in HUMAN REPRODUCTION OPEN

2017

Can vitrified-thawed mouse oocytes be efficiently used to determine the oocyte activation potential of human sperm?

Davina BonteMinerva Ferrer BuitragoVanessa ThysDieter DeforceLuc LeybaertPetra De SutterBjörn Heindryckx

Origins of human embryonic stem cell fate : role of the post inner cell mass intermediate

Sharat WarrierMina PopovicJasin TaelmanLaurentijn TillemanSylvie LiermanMinerva Ferrer BuitragoS. Chuva De Sousa LopesAnn Van SoomLuc PeelmanFilip Van Nieuwerburgh et al.

PLCζ is the physiological trigger of the Ca2+ oscillations that induce embryogenesis in mammals but conception can occur in its absence

Alaa HachemJonathan GodwinMargarida RuasHoi Chang LeeMinerva Ferrer BuitragoGoli ArdestaniAndrew BassettSebastian FoxFelipe NavarretePetra De Sutter et al.

A1 Journal Article in DEVELOPMENT

Vitrified-thawed mouse oocytes can be efficiently used to determine the oocyte activation potential of human sperm

Davina BonteMinerva Ferrer BuitragoVanessa ThysDieter DeforceLuc LeybaertPetra De SutterBjörn Heindryckx

2016

Effect of two assisted oocyte activation protocols used to overcome fertilization failure on the activation potential and calcium releasing pattern

Dimitra NikiforakiFrauke Vanden MeerschautChloë De RooYuechao LuMinerva Ferrer BuitragoPetra De SutterBjörn Heindryckx

A1 Journal Article in FERTILITY AND STERILITY

Zinc chelation promotes oocyte activation in human oocytes

Davina BonteMinerva Ferrer BuitragoEtienne Van den AbbeelMargot Van der JeughtDieter DeforceLuc LeybaertPetra De SutterBjörn Heindryckx

2015

PLCζ disruption with complete fertilization failure in normozoospermia

Mercè DurbanMontserrat BarraganMarta ColodronMinerva Ferrer BuitragoPetra De SutterBjörn HeindryckxValérie VernaeveRita Vassena

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF ASSISTED REPRODUCTION AND GENETICS

Procaine induces cytokinesis in horse oocytes via a pH-dependent mechanism

Bart LeemansBart M GadellaTom AE StoutSonia Heras GarciaKatrien SmitsMinerva Ferrer BuitragoEline ClaesBjörn HeindryckxWinnok De VosHilde Nelis et al.

A1 Journal Article in BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION

Procaine induces parthenogenetic cytokinesis in horse oocytes via a pH dependent mechanism

Bart LeemansBart M GadellaTom AE StoutSonia Heras GarciaKatrien SmitsMinerva Ferrer BuitragoEline ClaesBjörn HeindryckxWinnok De VosHilde Nelis et al.