Manipulating the mouse embryo : a laboratory manual /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Nagy, Andras, 1951-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y. : Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, [2003]
Edition:Third edition.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Developmental genetics and embryology of the mouse, past, present, and future
  • Summary of mouse development
  • Production of transgenic and chimeric mice : general issues
  • Recovery and in vitro culture of preimplantation-stage embryos
  • Isolation, culture, and manipulation of postimplantation embryos
  • Surgical procedures
  • Production of transgenic mice
  • Isolation and culture of blastocyst-derived stem cell lines
  • Vector designs for embryonic stem cell-based transgenics and genome alterations
  • Introduction of foreign DNA into embryonic stem cells
  • Production of chimeras
  • Detection and analysis of mouse genome alterations and specific sequences
  • Parthenogenesis, pronuclear transfer, and mouse cloning
  • Assisted reproduction : ovary transplantation, in vitro fertilization, artificial insemination, and intracytoplamic sperm injection
  • Cryopreservation, rederivation, and transport of mice
  • Techniques for visualizing gene products, cells, tissues, and organ systems
  • Setting up a micromanipulation lab