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ArticleScientific reports2022

Successful pseudopregnancy of rats by short period artificial stimulation using sonic vibration.

Marina Endo, Shigemi Tsunoda, Hirosuke Tawara, Hisayuki Abe, Takehito Kaneko

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Marina EndoDivision of Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Arts and Science, Iwate University, Morioka, Iwate, 020-8551, Japan.
Shigemi TsunodaInstitute for Animal Reproduction, Kasumigaura, Ibaraki, 300-0134, Japan.
Hirosuke TawaraInstitute for Animal Reproduction, Kasumigaura, Ibaraki, 300-0134, Japan.
Hisayuki AbeInstitute for Animal Reproduction, Kasumigaura, Ibaraki, 300-0134, Japan.
Takehito KanekoDivision of Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Arts and Science, Iwate University, Morioka, Iwate, 020-8551, Japan. takekaneko5@gmail.com.

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Environmental Restoration and Conservation Agency of Japan 4-2101Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 21K05996NIBB Collaborative Research Program 19-907NIBB Collaborative Research Program 20-709NIBB Collaborative Research Program 21-604
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Abstract

Psuedopregnancy for embryo transfer (ET) is usually induced in rats by mating with vasectomized males. Previously, we successfully induced pseudopregnancy using sonic vibration instead (Easy-ET method). The transferred embryos developed normally. Conventionally, stimulation is performed 7 × 30 s with 5 min intervals at the day before ET. However, this protocol is time-consuming because it imitates natural mating behavior. Here, we investigated pseudopregnancy induction with shorter stimulation times. Stimulation was performed 2 × 30 s, with 30 s intervals at the proestrus stage at the day before ET. Of the transferred pronuclear or two-cell embryos, 43% or 62% developed normally, respectively. Furthermore, 67% or 68% of transferred pronuclear or two-cell embryos in rats at estrus stage stimulated on the day of ET developed normally, respectively. Pseudopregnancy was successfully induced with shorter stimulation. Furthermore, this protocol may be used to perform a single-day stimulation and ET operation at the estrus stage.

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PseudopregnancyAnimalsEmbryo TransferFemaleMalePregnancyRatsSound

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PMID35075219
PMCPMC8786822

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