IMAGING MOTILITY DURING FERTILIZATION

Studying reproduction in domestic species is now possible at the cellu lar and molecular level due to advances in the production of large num bers of zygotes and embryos in these species. In this paper we review the microtubule patterns during fertilization in domestic species. The se results indicate that domestic species accomplish fertilization in a similar fashion to one another but in a far different fashion from r odents. Recent results indicate that human fertilization is similar to that of domestic species. We discuss the significance this has on the use of domestic species as a model system for human studies and possi ble consequences for the alleviation of human infertility.