Assisted reproductive research: laser assisted hatching and spindle detection (spindle view technique).
Acta Vet Hung
; 52(1): 113-23, 2004.
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ABSTRACT
Animal experiments are very important for the development of new assisted reproductive techniques (ART) for use in human and animal reproductive medicine. Most technical aspects of reproductive manipulation of humans and animals are very similar, and many components of successful human ART used nowadays have been derived from animal studies. In this study we examined (1) the use of 'non-contact' laser for assisted hatching, (2) whether spindles in living mouse oocytes could safely be imaged/examined by polarisation microscope (polscope) and (3) the influence of environment (e.g. temperature, in vitro culture, etc.) on spindle detection/visualisation. The data of the study presented here show that (1) laser assisted hatching (AH) is a fast, very accurate and safe procedure without any harmful effect on embryo development and it can support very effectively the implantation of embryos, (2) the use of polscope facilitates the evaluation of oocyte quality and the selection of oocytes with spindle, (3) by monitoring the spindle position during intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), we can reduce spindle damage and increase the chance of fertilisation. Further studies are underway to test the hypothesised connection between spindle birefringence and developmental capacity of oocytes/embryos.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Oocitos
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Zona Pelúcida
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Inyecciones de Esperma Intracitoplasmáticas
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Huso Acromático
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Evaluation_studies
Límite:
Animals
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Pregnancy
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Acta Vet Hung
Año:
2004
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Hungria