transplantation

Biology

Cross-species transplantation: generation of rat offspring from mouse ovarian oocytes

The researchers xenografted rat ovaries into the kidney capsules of immunodeficient mice. After implantation, rat oocytes were collected from mice, allowed to mature, and fertilized in vitro. Finally, the rat embryos were transferred into recipient rats and offspring were obtained. Provided by: Niigata University and Toyama University The idea of ​​maturing oocytes in the ovary and producing offspring has been…