Comparison of Viable Rates of Chick Embryos by Different Eggshell Window Positioning

닭 배자 조작을 위한 난각 주입부위별 생존율 비교

  • J. Y. Han (Department of Animal Science and Technology, Seoul National University) ;
  • D. S. Seo (Department of Animal Science and Technology, Seoul National University) ;
  • Y. H. Hong (Department of Animal Science and Technology, Seoul National University) ;
  • D. K. Jeong (Department of Animal Science and Technology, Seoul National University) ;
  • Y. S. Shin (Department of Animal Science, Shingu Junior College)
  • Published : 1996.03.01

Abstract

This study was conducted to compare the survival rate of chick embryos among different eggshell window positions and to search for the most appropriate injection position. The eggshells were punctured at blunt-end, sharp-end and side-up with a sterilized fine forceps, respectively. The survival rate of sharp-end window was higher than the other window positions. Injection of Dulbecco’s modified eagle’s medium (DMEM) through blunt-end window (BE1) was impossible because inner cell membrane was obscure. The 2 ${\mu}$L DMEM was injected into 2.5 d-old embryo blood vessel through sharp end window. To prevent hemorrhages at the point of injection, the air bubbles were injected into the embryo blood vessel. The survival rate of chicks embryo in sharp end window was about 17.0%. Therefore, this sharp-end window system will be helpful for the production of germline chimera or transgenic chicken using primordial germ cells ( PGCs ).

이 연구의 목적은 주입구의 위치에 따른 병아리 배아의 생존율을 서로 비교하고 가장 적합한 주입구 위치를 찾기 위하여 실시되었다. 멸균처리된 핀셋을 사용하여 난각의 첨단부와 둔단부 그리고 옆부분에 주입구를 각각 만들었다. 연구 결과, 둔단부에 주입구 (BE1)를 만든 수정란의 발생율이 가장 높았으나 내부난각막이 불투명하여 혈관내 미세주입이 어렵다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 첨단부에 주입구를 만든 다음 이 주입구를 통하여 약 2 $\mu$L의 DMEM 용액을 2.5일령된 배자의 혈관에 주입하였고, 주입부위의 출혈을 막기 위해 DMEM 용액을 주입한 후 공기방울을 넣은 결과 생존율이 약 17.0% 이었다. 따라서 이러한 주입구에 의한 방법은 생식세포가 조작된 germline chimera 또는 형질전환닭을 생산하는데 매우 유용한 시스템으로 이용될 수 있을 것이다.

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