| Main Title |
Fertilization by Sperm Microinjection and Zona Drilling: Applications in the Basic and Clinical Sciences. |
| Author |
Perreault, S. D. ;
Naish, S. J. ;
Zirkin, B. R. ;
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| CORP Author |
Health Effects Research Lab., Research Triangle Park, NC. ;California Univ., Santa Barbara. Dept. of Biological Sciences. ;Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD. Dept. of Population Dynamics. |
| Year Published |
1988 |
| Report Number |
EPA/600/D-88/096; |
| Stock Number |
PB88-211784 |
| Additional Subjects |
Reproduction(Biology) ;
Fertility ;
Sperm microinjection ;
Zona drilling method ;
Sperm ;
Eggs
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| NTIS |
PB88-211784 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
25p |
| Abstract |
Experimental manipulation of fertilization provides an exciting research approach for studying mechanisms involved in sperm/egg interaction and holds great promise as a means for overcoming some forms of human infertility. The report will focus on three methods for assisted fertilization: (1) micro-injection of a spermatozoon (or sperm nucleus) directly into the ooplasm; (2) injection of motile sperm through the zona pellucida and into the perivitelline space (PVS); and (3) zona-drilling or the creation of a channel in the zona pellucida through which sperm may contact the oocyte membrane directly. The use of these methods to address a variety of questions in gamete and developmental biology, as well as to initiate embryonic development in animals and humans, will be reviewed. |
