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Assisted Reproduction
Infected sperm transmits hepatitis B to early embryonic cells
March 24th, 2005
Infected sperm transmits hepatitis B to early embryonic cells. According to a study from the Peoples Republic of China, "the main objectives of this study were to introduce motile human sperm carrying hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA to golden hamster oocytes in a co-culture environment and to detect the replication and expression of the HBx gene in early embryonic cells." "Zona-free hamster oocytes were inseminated with human sperm carrying pBR322-HBV DNA plasmid using the in vitro fertilization (IVF) technique. Both the one- and two-cell stages of early embryonic development were studied," wrote B.A. Ali and colleagues, Shantou University, College of...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-03-24)
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