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JOURNAL OF RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY
卷 43, 期 1, 页码 24-31出版社
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1002/jrs.2964
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Raman mapping; oocyte maturation; embryonic development
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- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) [EP/C54711X, GR/S52148]
- Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland
- Royal Academy of Engineering
- EPSRC [EP/C54711X/1] Funding Source: UKRI
- MRC [G1002033] Funding Source: UKRI
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council [EP/C54711X/1] Funding Source: researchfish
- Medical Research Council [G1002033] Funding Source: researchfish
Despite an exponential uptake in recent years of assisted reproductive techniques, such as in vitro fertilisation, much is still not fully understood about the biochemical modifications that take place during the development and maturation of the egg and embryo. As such, in order to improve the efficiency of these techniques, furthering our understanding of the processes that underpin oocyte and embryo development is necessary. Raman spectroscopic mapping as a technique enables the investigation of biochemical variation within intact cells without the need for labelling. Here, Raman maps of fixed immature and mature oocytes along with early stage embryos were collected using 785 nm excitation and a step size of 2 mu m. The results were analysed using both univariate and multivariate techniques. It was found that significant macromolecular accumulation took place during oocyte maturation, while a decrease in total lipid content consistent with the formation of new cellular membranes is observed upon embryo cleavage. Furthermore, an observed asymmetrical localisation of macromolecules in the mature oocyte may indicate the existence of cytoplasmic polarisation, a phenomenon that has been observed in the eggs of lower organisms. As such, these results indicate that Raman spectroscopic mapping may present an alternative analytical tool for investigating the biochemistry of egg and embryo development. In particular, these results indicate that temporal Raman analysis may help to reveal the existence of cytoplasmic polarisation in the murine egg. Copyright (c) 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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