Index of Stage 1 Videos

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Separate Pronuclei

 

Adjacent Pronuclei

 

Fusing Pronuclei

 

The above videos are courtesy of Dr. A. Henry Sathananthan (Sathananthan, 2005). For additional images and videos visit his web site; www.sathembryoart.com
Time-lapse Videos of In vitro Fertilization
Video 1: approx. 28hrs
Video 2: approx. 32 hrs
The above videos show the progress of in vitro fertilization from shortly after (< 30 mins) sperm injection, through stage 1 to the beginning of stage 2. These videos were generously provided by Dr. Dianna Payne and are taken from her work with Sean P. Flaherty and Colin D. Matthews at the Reproductive Medicine Unit of the University of Adelaide in Australia. Further information on this work is available here.
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