Open AccessFate of the acrosome in ooplasm in pigs after IVF and ICSI
Author(s) -
M. Katayama
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
human reproduction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.446
H-Index - 226
eISSN - 1460-2350
pISSN - 0268-1161
DOI - 10.1093/humrep/17.10.2657
Subject(s) - acrosome , andrology , male pronucleus , sperm , acrosome reaction , intracytoplasmic sperm injection , human fertilization , oocyte , zona pellucida , spermatozoon , biology , chemistry , anatomy , microbiology and biotechnology , in vitro fertilisation , zygote , embryogenesis , medicine , embryo
ICSI bypasses the sperm-oolemma interactions that, in normal fertilization, depend on completion of the acrosome reaction. Morphological changes in the acrosomes of sperm in the ooplasm were therefore examined following IVF and ICSI using pig gametes.
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