Difference between revisions of "Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection - Anatomy & Physiology"
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* Common in human, effective for laboratory mice. | * Common in human, effective for laboratory mice. | ||
| − | * Sperm need not be [[Copulation_-Sperm_in_the_Female_Tract_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology#Capacitation|capacitated]], they can be epididymal. | + | * Sperm need not be [[Copulation_-Sperm_in_the_Female_Tract_-_Anatomy_%26_Physiology#Capacitation|capacitated]], they can be epididymal,testicular or even a spermatid. |
| + | ** Only requirement is genes and cytoplasm | ||
| + | ** Even dead freeze-dried sperm have been effective in mice. | ||
| + | * Abnormalities are frequent. | ||
| + | * Power is in the hands of the operator, as it bypasses the process of selection in the female tract. | ||
Revision as of 09:57, 17 July 2008
- Common in human, effective for laboratory mice.
- Sperm need not be capacitated, they can be epididymal,testicular or even a spermatid.
- Only requirement is genes and cytoplasm
- Even dead freeze-dried sperm have been effective in mice.
- Abnormalities are frequent.
- Power is in the hands of the operator, as it bypasses the process of selection in the female tract.