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View larger version (133K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Figure 1. Microsurgical Fertilization and Blastomere Removal for Genetic Analysis. The oocyte and embryo are each immobilized at the tip of a holding pipette by the application of a gentle vacuum to the surrounding zona pellucida (zp). Intracytoplasmic injection (Panel A) involves perforation of the zona pellucida and oocyte plasma membrane with a glass micropipette (8 microm in diameter). A single sperm (arrow) is visible at the tip of the micropipette before its expulsion into the oocyte cytoplasm, and a polar body (pb) extruded into the perivitelline space during the final maturation of the oocyte is evident. Forty-five hours after . . . [Full Text of this Article]

 

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Microsurgical Manipulation of an Oocyte
Hellerstein D. K., Schimmel T. W., Crumm K. F., Carson R. S.
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N Engl J Med 1995; 332:686, Mar 9, 1995. Correspondence

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