A simple apparatus for injection of nanoliter quantities into Xenopus laevis oocytes.
1981
R Contreras, and
H Cheroutre, and
W Fiers
UI
MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D007267
Injections
Introduction of substances into the body using a needle and syringe.
Injectables,Injectable,Injection
D008832
Microchemistry
The development and use of techniques and equipment to study or perform chemical reactions, with small quantities of materials, frequently less than a milligram or a milliliter.
D009865
Oocytes
Female germ cells derived from OOGONIA and termed OOCYTES when they enter MEIOSIS. The primary oocytes begin meiosis but are arrested at the diplotene state until OVULATION at PUBERTY to give rise to haploid secondary oocytes or ova (OVUM).
Ovocytes,Oocyte,Ovocyte
D010063
Ovum
A mature haploid female germ cell extruded from the OVARY at OVULATION.
Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.
Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D014982
Xenopus laevis
The commonest and widest ranging species of the clawed "frog" (Xenopus) in Africa. This species is used extensively in research. There is now a significant population in California derived from escaped laboratory animals.