1. Laboratory of Manipulation of Oocytes and Ovarian Pre-Antral Follicles, Faculty of Veterinary, State University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil.
2. University of International Integration of the Afro-Brazilian Lusophony, Redenção, Brazil.
3. Follicle Biology Laboratory, Center for Reproductive Medicine, UZ Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.
4. Department of Animal Science, Food and Nutrition, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois.