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Applications of microsurgery to reproduction in domestic and exotic mammals
Author(s) -
Williams Timothy J.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
zoo biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.5
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1098-2361
pISSN - 0733-3188
DOI - 10.1002/zoo.1430030412
Subject(s) - biology , chimera (genetics) , embryo , microsurgery , reproduction , cloning (programming) , embryo rescue , zygote , endangered species , evolutionary biology , zoology , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , embryogenesis , ecology , gene , ploidy , medicine , general surgery , habitat , computer science , programming language
Microsurgery and embryo transfer of mammalian embryos have many possible uses for propagation of domestic and endangered species. Techniques and applications of embryo splitting, chimeric cloning, and production of fetal‐placental chimeras are discussed, with an emphasis on interspecies transfers.