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Development of novel intracytoplasmic sperm injection and somatic cell nuclear transfer techniques for animal reproduction
Author(s) -
WAKAYAMA Teruhiko
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
animal science journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.606
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1740-0929
pISSN - 1344-3941
DOI - 10.1111/j.1740-0929.2010.00818.x
Subject(s) - somatic cell , intracytoplasmic sperm injection , reproduction , biology , oocyte , sperm , somatic cell nuclear transfer , offspring , microbiology and biotechnology , embryo , genetics , embryogenesis , in vitro fertilisation , pregnancy , gene , blastocyst
ABSTRACT Animal biotechnology has made new biological experiments possible and new discoveries are being made on an almost daily basis. Among these discoveries is a method for directly injecting a spermatozoa or somatic nucleus into an oocyte that has brought a revolution in the world of micromanipulators. Experiments that were unfeasible until now have become possible, and normal offspring can be generated from infertile cells, such as using dead sperm or a dead frozen body. In this review, I will introduce the progress of animal reproductive biotechnology, including our current research.