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Embryogenesis in Vitro: An Experimental Model for the Understanding of Reproductive Physiology and Development in Mammals

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Perspectives in Primate Biology

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During the last decade, problems of early embryonic development have undergone active investigation. The success of studies in this field are largely due to the availability of proper tissue culture techniques and media which allow for the growth and manipulation of mammalian embryos in vitro. Although a great amount of useful and important information has been amassed, a paucity of knowledge still exists, particularly with respect to pre-fertilization phenomena, eg. oocyte maturation and sperm capacitati on. The intricacies of the mechanism of fertilization itself are poorly understood as are the earliest events of development and differentiation of the mammalian embryo during the initial cleavage stages. Since the pattern of development of embryos derived from laboratory animals is similar to that of domestic animals, most probably, information obtained by studying the mouse, rat and rabbit may possibly be extrapolated to primates and even humans (7). Therefore, experimentation with such species will continue to supply us with the lion’s share of data ccncerning mammalian reproductive physiology and development.

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Mukherjee, A.B. (1974). Embryogenesis in Vitro: An Experimental Model for the Understanding of Reproductive Physiology and Development in Mammals. In: Chiarelli, A.B. (eds) Perspectives in Primate Biology. Advances in Behavioral Biology, vol 9. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-8990-7_1

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