Artificial Activation of Murine Oocytes Using Strontium to Derive Haploid and Diploid Parthenotes

Daphne Norma Crasta, Satish Kumar Adiga, Nagarajan Kannan, Guruprasad Kalthur

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Abstract

Parthenogenesis is a common reproductive strategy among lower animals that involves the development of an embryo from an oocyte, without any contribution from spermatozoon. This phenomenon does not occur naturally in placental mammals. However, the mammalian oocytes can be artificially activated in vitro using mechanical, electrical, and chemical stimuli which can develop up to the blastocyst stage. In this chapter, we describe the protocol for generating haploid and diploid parthenotes from mouse oocytes using strontium as the activating agent under in vitro conditions.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationMethods in Molecular Biology
PublisherHumana Press Inc.
Pages15-26
Number of pages12
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022

Publication series

NameMethods in Molecular Biology
Volume2429
ISSN (Print)1064-3745
ISSN (Electronic)1940-6029

Keywords

  • Artificial oocyte activation
  • Cytochalasin D
  • Diploid
  • Haploid
  • Murine oocytes
  • Strontium

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Molecular Biology
  • Genetics

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