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Single Port Donor Nephrectomy
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2011
Single port laparoscopic surgery is changing the standard of care in surgical care like nothing since the laparoscopic technique was introduced 20 years ago. We present out technique of single port donor nephrectomy using the Gelpoint device. We have successfully performed this surgery in 100 patients.
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Generating Chimeric Zebrafish Embryos by Transplantation
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2009
A step-by-step guide to generating targeted chimeric zebrafish embryos by transplantation at the blastula or gastrula stage.
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Assay for Neural Induction in the Chick Embryo
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2009
Neural induction is the first step in the formation of the brain. It is a mechanism by which Hensen's node (organizer), instructs adjacent tissue to adopt a neural fate, i.e. to give rise to the nervous system. This video demonstrates an assay for neural induction in chick embryo.
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Facial Transplants in Xenopus laevis Embryos
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2014
A technique for transplanting "Extreme Anterior Domain" facial tissue between Xenopus laevis embryos has been developed. Tissue can be moved from one gene expression background into another, allowing the study of local requirements for craniofacial development and for signaling interactions between facial regions.
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Ex Situ Normothermic Machine Perfusion of Donor Livers
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2015
Here we present a protocol describing oxygenated ex situ machine perfusion of donor liver grafts. This article contains a step by step protocol to procure and prepare the liver graft for machine perfusion, prepare the perfusion fluid, prime the perfusion machine and perform oxygenated normothermic machine perfusion of the liver graft.
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The embryo’s inherited genetic material reflects the donated eggs, sperm, or both used during its creation. Consequently, the relationship between the embryo and intended recipient depends on which gametes were donated. This makes donor embryo transfer useful for examining how genetic inheritance is separated from the uterine setting in which later embryonic development and possible pregnancy occur.
Cryopreservation allows a donor embryo to be stored before transfer rather than requiring immediate placement in the recipient’s uterus. When transfer is planned, the embryo can be thawed and prepared for placement. This storage-and-thaw sequence connects laboratory handling with reproductive treatment and makes preservation a central part of the process described in reproductive biology.
After placement in the recipient’s uterus, implantation is the key event that may allow pregnancy to begin. The transfer itself does not guarantee this outcome; the embryo must establish itself in the uterine location. Studying this sequence links assisted reproduction with embryonic development and helps explain why transfer and implantation are distinct stages.
A typical workflow begins with embryo creation through in vitro fertilization using donated eggs, sperm, or both. The embryo may then remain cryopreserved until transfer is planned. If stored, it is thawed before placement in the recipient’s uterus. This sequence integrates laboratory fertilization, embryo preservation, thawing, and uterine transfer into one assisted-reproduction procedure.
Donor embryo transfer provides an option for individuals or couples who cannot use their own gametes. The approach may therefore be relevant when treatment requires donated eggs, sperm, or both to create an embryo. Its significance extends beyond the transfer itself because it combines reproductive decision-making with questions about genetic inheritance and the possibility of pregnancy.
This topic brings together several areas of biology: genetic inheritance, early embryonic development, cryopreservation, and implantation following transfer. Research and clinical study can therefore examine how embryos are created and preserved, how they proceed through early development, and how reproductive decisions shape treatment. These connections make donor embryos relevant to both fertility treatment and research on early human development.