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  • Exploring the cytoskeleton during intracytoplasmic sperm injection in humans.

Exploring the cytoskeleton during intracytoplasmic sperm injection in humans.

Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) (2008-12-17)
Vanesa Y Rawe, Héctor Chemes
ABSTRACT

Understanding the cellular events during fertilization in mammals is a major challenge that can contribute to the improvement of future infertility treatments in humans and reproductive performance in farm animals. Of special interest is the role of the oocyte and sperm cytoskeleton during the initial interaction between gametes. The aim of this chapter is to describe methods for studying cytoskeletal features during in vitro fertilization after intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) in humans. The following protocols will provide a detailed description of how to perform immunodetection and imaging of human eggs, zygotes, and sperm by fluorescence (confocal and epifluorescence) and electron microscopy.

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