In vitro fertilization and embryo transfer technology as an aid to the conservation of endangered primates

Abstract 10.1002/zoo.1430080505.abs Experimental embryological techniques using the rhesus monkey are described. Procedures have been developed for sperm capacitation, in vitro fertilization (IVF), culture of embryos, and embryo transfer. Development of procedures for in vitro oocyte maturation is presently underway. Whereas these procedures are intended to provide basic information about early embryonic development in primates, they […]