Single‐cell technologies in reproductive immunology

Frontiers in reproductive immunology – Forum introduction

It has been 50 years since Sir Peter Medawar kindled scientific interest in the unique problem posed by the existence of the fetal allograft within the uterus [1]. The resultant efforts of immunologists and reproductive physiologists to understand the mechanisms by which the conceptus successfully evades rejection by the maternal immune system has led to a richer understanding of the nature of ...

Inm-8: Assisted Reproductive Technologies and Genetics

Genetic causes have a considerable involvement in infertility. Well-known examples are some chromosomal translocations or sex-chromosomal abnormalities and Y-chromosome deletions. The most common chromosomal aberrations associated especially with severe oligo- and azoospermia are sex chromosome aneuploidies and chromosomal translocations. Consequently, occurrence of aneuploid embryos will lower...

Recent Advances in Reproductive Technologies

1Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada S7N 5B4 2Center for Reproductive Medicine and Andrology, University of Münster, Domagkstraße 11, 48149 Münster, Germany 3Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences, Magee-Womens Research Institute, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA 4Department of...

"Hot technologies" for clinical immunology research.

Reproductive Technologies: Technology Stacking

There have been several reproductive technologies developed over the past several years. Although these technologies have great potential to improve productivity of beef and dairy operations, they have only been minimally used. The reproductive technologies that may offer great value include estrus synchronization, embryo transfer, in vitro fertilization (IVF), sex-sorted semen, and embryo spli...