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Chapter-113 Micromanipulators

BOOK TITLE: Principles and Practice of Assisted Reproductive Technology

Author
1. Jaffar Mir
2. C Mohammed Ashraf
3. Andrabi Syed Waseem
4. Gangaraju Veena
ISBN
9789352705030
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/18020_114
Edition
2/e
Publishing Year
2019
Pages
9
Author Affiliations
1. Milann—The Fertility Center (A Unit of BACC Healthcare Pvt Ltd), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Milann—The Fertility Center, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Valley Fertility Center, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
2. Milann—The Fertility Center, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Milann Fertility Centre, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Milann Fertility Center, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
3. Makker Medical Center, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, Milann Fertility and Birthing Center, New Delhi, India
4. Milann—The Fertility Center, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Chapter keywords
Micromanipulators, oocyte, sperm, assisted reproductive technology, ART, micromanipulation system, narishige micromanipulator, microinjector, ICSI

Abstract

The objective of this chapter is to introduce the micromanipulators. A micromanipulator is a device which is used to physically manipulate the microscopic structures under a high magnification, where a level of precision of movement is necessary which cannot be achieved by the unaided human hand. The use of micromanipulator for the manipulation of cells by biologists and physiologists dates back more than a century. It was GI Kite who reported first microinjection of sperm into the oocyte of starfish in 1914. A series of experiments was carried on different species demonstrating major species differences. Different types of manipulators have been developed by different manufacturing companies from time to time with subsequent improvements with each model.

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