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Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection - Anatomy & Physiology (view source)
Revision as of 09:57, 17 July 2008
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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.