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ArticleLab animal2013

Electroejaculation of chimeric rats.

Marina R McCoy, Daniel Montonye, Elizabeth C Bryda

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Article in Lab animal, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Marina R McCoyDepartment of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA.
Daniel Montonye
Elizabeth C Bryda

Funding

ResourceP40OD011062 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA · PI Elizabeth C Bryda · 2012 to 2026
$24.0M
Postdoctoral Training in Comparative MedicineT32OD011126 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA · PI Elizabeth C Bryda, Aaron Ericsson · 2012 to 2026
$3.4M
NIH HHS P40 OD011062NIH HHS T32 OD011126
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

With the advent of genetic engineering of rodents came the need to assess fertility and germline competency, especially in chimeric rodents generated using embryonic stem cells. Traditional methods rely on natural mating and progeny testing, which is time- and cost-intensive. Electroejaculation is a faster method of collecting sperm for genetic analysis and offers the additional benefit of using fewer animals. This column describes a refined electroejaculation technique for chimeric rats using light gas anesthesia and a custom-made platform for sperm collection.

Indexed as

EjaculationAnesthetics, InhalationAnimalsChimeraElectric StimulationIsofluraneRatsSemenSemen AnalysisSpecimen HandlingAnesthetics, InhalationIsoflurane

Identifiers

PMID23689457
PMCPMC3992994

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