| Viability of equine embryos after puncture of the capsule and biopsy for preimplantation genetic diagnosis. | |
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PMID: 20843896 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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The equine embryo possesses a capsule that is considered essential for its survival. We assessed viability after breaching the capsule of early (Day 6) and expanded (Day 7 and 8) equine blastocysts by micromanipulation. The capsule was penetrated using a Piezo drill, and trophoblast biopsy samples were obtained for genetic analysis. Pregnancy rates for Day-6 embryos, which had intact zonae pellucidae at the time of recovery, were 3/3 for those biopsied immediately after recovery and 2/3 for those biopsied after being shipped overnight under warm (∼28 °C) conditions. The pregnancy rates for encapsulated Day-7 expanded blastocysts were 5/6 for those biopsied immediately and 5/6 for those biopsied after being shipped overnight warm. Two of four encapsulated Day-8 blastocysts, 790 and 1350 μm in diameter, established normal pregnancies after biopsy. Nine mares were allowed to maintain pregnancy, and they gave birth to nine normal foals. Biopsied cells from eight embryos that produced foals were subjected to whole-genome amplification. Sex was successfully determined from amplified DNA in 8/8 embryos. Identification of disease-causing mutations matched in the analyses of 6/6 samples for the sodium channel, voltage-gated, type IV, alpha subunit (SCN4A) gene and in 6/7 samples for the peptidylprolyl isomerase B (PPIB) gene, in embryo-foal pairs. Thus, the capsule of the equine embryo can be breached without impairing viability. Further work is needed to determine whether this breach is transient or permanent. These findings are relevant to the understanding of equine embryo development and to the establishment of methods for micromanipulation and embryo cryopreservation in this species. |
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Y H Choi; A Gustafson-Seabury; I C Velez; D L Hartman; S Bliss; F L Riera; J E Roldán; B Chowdhary; K Hinrichs |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2010-09-15 |
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Title: Reproduction (Cambridge, England) Volume: 140 ISSN: 1741-7899 ISO Abbreviation: Reproduction Publication Date: 2010 Dec |
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Created Date: 2010-11-26 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 100966036 Medline TA: Reproduction Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 893-902 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843-4466, USA. |
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