The sperm culturing system will allow researchers to further explore the basic biology of sperm production in vertebrates.
Not exact matches
«This pilot study showed that the
culture system not only allowed for efficient propagation of
sperm stem cells, but also eliminated ALL cells,» said Sadri - Ardekani.
«But the unique developmental potential of a zygote, formed right after the
sperm and egg meet, is very, very difficult to study, due to limited materials and the lack of a cell -
culture experimental
system.»
Drawing upon the cell
culture expertise of Noriyoshi Sakai, Ph.D., and Kayoko Kurita, of Fukui Prefectural University, the Japanese - U.S. team developed a
system that enables immature
sperm cells, or spermatagonia, taken from male zebrafish to survive long enough in vitro that they can receive foreign genes inserted by a retrovirus.