Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2095479 | Theriogenology | 2010 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
When pulses were applied for first time, it was determined that an ionic fusion medium (microfiltered seawater) offered better conditions than the non-ionic fusion media previously used (0.6 M sucrose or 0.6 M mannitol) in terms of embryo survival and lysis rates. In this fusion medium, two different combinations of electric parameters (3 square DC pulses of 400 Vcmâ1 for 50 μs each at 26 °C and 1 square DC pulse of 600 Vcmâ1 for 50 μs at 26 °C) offered the best technical results of fusion (57 and 79% respectively) and survival until D-larva (44 and 41% respectively). In conclusion, these electric parameters could be established, using seawater as electrofusion medium, for further approaches to evaluate individual ploidy and survival beyond spat.
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Authors
J. Cardona-Costa, F. GarcÃa-Ximénez, F.J. Espinós,