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Rouxs Arch Dev Biol. 1988 Oct;197(6):360-365. doi: 10.1007/BF00375956.

Centrifugation of 2-cell mouse ova: cytoplasm stratification and recovery.

Roux's archives of developmental biology : the official organ of the EDBO

Verónica Téllez, Ariel Ahumada, Juan Muro, Soledad Sepúlveda, Luis Izquierdo

Affiliations

  1. Departamento de Biologia, Universidad de Chile, Casilla, 653, Santiago, Chile.

PMID: 28305432 DOI: 10.1007/BF00375956

Abstract

Two-cell mouse ova, which were centrifuged for l h at 70 000-90 000xg, showed a precise stratification of the cytoplasm and an elongation of the nucleus. The ova were fixed at different times and observed by light and electron microscopy using cytochemical methods and detergent extractions. Within 40 min after centrifugation the normal-looking morphology was recovered except for the persisting lipid caps at the centripetal poles of the blastomeres. Cleavage, compaction and blastulation were not prevented by centrifugation. Treatments with colcemid or cytochalasin D delayed but did not impair recovery. These results suggest that a resilient cytoskeletal structure may be involved in this kind of embryonic regulation.

Keywords: Centrifugation; Cytoskeleton; Mouse ova; Regulation

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