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. 2021 Mar 8;61(2-3):286–303. doi: 10.1093/ilar/ilab002

Table 2.

In Vitro Culture and Embryo Transfer of Marmoset Embryos

References IVC Embryo Transfer
28 MEM + 10% human cord serum + insulin-transferrin-sodium selenite at 37°C, 5% CO2
20 CL/21 IVF (95.2%)
3 BL/15 CL (20%, 1 hatched BL)
75 IU hCG on d 8
ET on d 3 after ovulation date
Surgical ET
ET at 4-to 6-cell stage (on d 3 IVC)
2 pregnant/3 IVF-ET (66.7%)
2 pregnant/2 in vivo fertilized embryos (100%)
29 MEM + 10% marmoset serum at 37°C, 5% CO2
60 CL/66 IVF (91%)
NA
34 Two-step culture at 37°C, 5% CO2 10% O2 in air
(1) First 48 h: TL medium +3 mg/mL BSA + 10% FBS + 0.5 mM sodium pyruvate +1 mM hypotaurine +1 mM glutamine +50 μg/mL gentamycin
(2) CMRL-1066 + 20% FBS + 0.5 mM sodium pyruvate +10 mM sodium lactate +1 mM glutamine +1 mM hypotaurine +66 μg/mL penicillin G-K + 50 μg/mL gentamycin
93 CL/97 IVF (95.9%)
5 BL/93 CL (5.4%)
NA
30 MEM + 10% female marmoset serum +60 mg/L penicillin +50 mg/L streptomycin at 37°C, 5% CO2 75 IU hCG on d 8
ET on d 3 after hCG injection
Surgical ET
ET at 4-cell stage
35 Two-step culture at 37°C, 5% CO2 10% O2 in air
(1) First 48 h: G1.2
(2) G2.2 medium
47 CL/53 IVF (88.7%)
25 BL/47 CL (53.2%, 18 hatched BL)
NA
36 Three-step culture at 37°C, 6% CO2, 5% O2 in air
(1) First 72 h: G1.2 medium +5 mg/mL human serum albumin
(2) Next 24 h: G2.2 medium +5 mg/mL human serum albumin
(3) G2.2 medium +5 mg/mL human serum albumin +10% FBS
CL: 44.7%
BL: 46.7%
NA
37 Two-step culture at 38°C, 5% CO2 in air
(1) First 48 h: ISM1
(2) ISM2 + 10% FBS + inactivated marmoset embryonic fibroblast coculture
NA
38 ISM medium Surgical ET
1 pregnant/19 IVF-ET (5.3%)
6 pregnant/61 in vivo fertilized embryos (9.8%)
33 CMRL-1066 + 26 mM NaHCO4 + 10% FBS + 0.5 mM sodium pyruvate +10 mM sodium lactate +1 mM GlutaMax +1 IU/mL Penicillin +1 μg/mL streptomycin in 5% CO2, 5% O2 in air
(1) 19 CL/26 IVF (73.1%)
(2) 7 CL/14 IVF (50%)
(3) 2 CL/11 IVF (18.2%)
(4) 12 CL/29 IVF (41.4%)
NA
43 Two-step culture
(1) First 48 h: ISM1
(2) ISM2
(1) Waymouth
51 CL/55 IVF (92.7%)
5 BL/51CL (9.8%)
(2) POM
43 CL/45 IVF (95.6%)
6 BL/43 CL (14%)
Surgical ET
ET at 8-cell to morula stage
2 pregnant/11 IVF-ET (18.2%)
39 Two-step culture at 37.5°C, 5% CO2, 5% O2 in air
(1) First 48 h: ISM1
(2) ISM2
(1) IVF
69 CL/74 IVF (93.2%)
29 BL/69 CL (42%)
(2) ICSI
80 CL/82 ICSI (97.6%)
29 BL/80 CL (36.3%)
Nonsurgical ET
ET at 6-cell to blastocyst stage
(1) 6- to 8-cell stage ET: 3 pregnant/8 ICSI-ET (37.5%)
(2) Blastocyst stage ET: 4 pregnant/20 ICSI-ET (20%)
42 CMRL-1066 + 26 mM NaHCO4 + 10% FBS + 0.5 mM sodium pyruvate +10 mM sodium lactate +1 mM GlutaMax +1 mM hypotaurine +1 IU/mL penicillin +1 μg/mL streptomycin in 5% CO2, 5% O2 in air
(1) 0 E2: 6 CL/10 IVF (60%)
(2) 0.1 E2: 9 CL/11 IVF (82%)
(3) 1 E2: 9 CL/12 IVF (75%)
(4) 10 E2: 4 CL/7 IVF (57%)
NA
21 ISM1 at 37°C, 5% CO2, 5% O2 in air Nonsurgical ET
19 pregnant/113 IVF-ET (16.8%)
40 ISM1 at 38°C, 5% CO2, 5% O2 in air
385 CL/551 IVF (80.9%)
Nonsurgical ET
13 pregnant/51 IVF-ET (25.5%)
9 pregnant/31 in vivo fertilized embryos (29%)
41 Two-step culture at 38°C, 5% CO2, 5% O2 in air
(1) First 48 h: Cleav medium
(2) BlastAssist medium +10% FBS + cocultured with inactivated mouse embryonic fibroblasts
(1) IVO oocytes
12 CL/14 IVF (85.7%)
0 BL/12 CL (0%)
(2) IVM oocytes
16 CL/20 IVF (80%)
4 BL/16 CL (25%)
NA

BL = blastocysts; CL = cleaved embryos; ET = embryo transfer; IVC = in vitro culture; MEM = Minimum essential medium; IVO = in vivo matured; NA = not applicable.