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Comparison of heat-treated and tetraploid blastocysts for the production of completely ES-cell-derived mice

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 May 2001

T. Amano ,
Y. Kato  and
Y. Tsunoda
T. Amano
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Animal Reproduction, College of Agriculture, Kinki University, Nara 631-8505, Japan
Y. Kato
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Animal Reproduction, College of Agriculture, Kinki University, Nara 631-8505, Japan
Y. Tsunoda
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Animal Reproduction, College of Agriculture, Kinki University, Nara 631-8505, Japan
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Abstract

The present study compared the production efficiency and incidence of postnatal death in mice derived by injecting embryonic stem (ES) cells into either heat-treated blastocysts or tetraploid blastocysts. The proportion of completely ES-cell-derived mice from the tetraploid blastocyst group (3.3%) was significantly higher than that obtained from the heat-treated blastocyst group (1.5%). The incidence of postnatal death was the same between the two groups: 10 of 15 young (67%) in the heat-treated group and 21 of 34 young (62%) in the tetraploid group died within 13 days of birth. The remaining young grew to adulthood, had normal fertility, and their germ cells were of ES cell origin. There was no clear correlation, however, between the postnatal lethality of ES-cell-derived mice and the genetic background of the ES cells. The causes of postnatal death are discussed.

Keywords

ES cellsHeat-treated blastocystTetraploid blastocyst
Type
Research Article
Information
Zygote , Volume 9 , Issue 2 , May 2001 , pp. 153 - 157
Copyright
2001 Cambridge University Press

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