by Cheung Chui Shan. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2000. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 96-107 (2nd gp.)). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / ABSTRACT (ENGLISH) --- p.i / ABSTRACT (CHINESE) --- p.iii / ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --- p.v / TABLE OF CONTENT --- p.vii / Chapter CHAPTER ONE --- GENERAL INTRODUCTION / Chapter 1.1 --- Early development of the central nervous system --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Neural crest cells and Cardiac neural crest cells --- p.1 / Chapter 1.3 --- Role of neural crest cells in cardiovascular development --- p.4 / Chapter 1.4 --- Methods in tracing neural crest cells --- p.7 / Chapter 1.5 --- Neural crest-related defects --- p.14 / Chapter 1.6 --- Animal models for studying neural crest defects --- p.16 / Chapter 1.7 --- Recent studies on the migration of cardiac neural crest cells in mammals --- p.19 / Chapter 1.8 --- Objectives of the present study --- p.22 / Chapter CHAPTER TWO --- MATERIALS AND METHODS / Chapter 2.1 --- Materials --- p.26 / Pregnant mice --- p.26 / Pregnant Splotch mice (Sp2H) --- p.26 / Preparation of the handling medium --- p.27 / Preparation of the culture medium --- p.27 / Gas mixtures for embryo culture --- p.30 / Preparation of wheat germ agglutinin-gold conjugates (WGA-Au) --- p.30 / Preparation of the fixative --- p.30 / DNA solution for genotyping of Splotch embryos --- p.31 / Primers used in PCR for genotyping of Splotch embryos --- p.31 / PCR reagent system --- p.32 / 10XTBE --- p.32 / Chapter 2.2 --- Methods --- p.33 / Isolation of embryos from pregnant mice --- p.33 / In situ labelling of exogenous dye --- p.34 / Orthotopical grafting of neural crest fragment --- p.36 / Whole embryo culture --- p.37 / Morphological examination of cultured embryos --- p.38 / Histological examination of cultured embryos --- p.38 / Examination of labelled cells in sectioned embryos --- p.39 / Genotyping of Splotch embryos by PCR --- p.40 / Gel electrophoresis --- p.41 / Chapter CHAPTER THREE --- RESULTS / Chapter 3. 1 --- Initial migration of cardiac neural crest cells in normal ICR mouse embryos --- p.43 / Gross morphological examination of cultured embryos --- p.43 / Distribution of WGA-Au labelled cells in ICR normal mouse embryos --- p.45 / Chapter 3.2 --- Initial migration of cardiac neural crest cells in Splotch embryos --- p.50 / Genotyping --- p.50 / Morphological examination of Splotch mutant embryos --- p.50 / Morphological examination of in vivo Splotch embryos --- p.53 / Distribution of WGA-Au labelled cells in Splotch Embryos --- p.54 / Chapter 3.3 --- Transplantation of neural crest fragments in Splotch embryos --- p.60 / Morphological features of Splotch embryos after orthotopic grafting --- p.60 / Histological examination of Splotch embryos after grafting --- p.61 / Distribution of WGA-Au labelled cells in Splotch embryos after grafting --- p.62 / Chapter CHPATER FOUR --- DISCUSSION / Chapter 4.1 --- Development of embryos in vitro --- p.65 / Chapter 4.2 --- Methodology --- p.70 / In situ labelling of WGA-Au in embryos --- p.70 / Counting of labelled cells in Sploch embryos --- p.72 / Transplantation of neural crest fragments --- p.72 / Chapter 4.3 --- Initial migration of cardiac neural crest cells --- p.74 / Distribution of cardiac neural crest cellsin normal mouse embryos --- p.74 / Differences in the distribution of labelled neural crest cells In different genotypes of Splotch embryos --- p.78 / Distribution of cardiac neural crest cells in Splotch embryos After transplanting of neural crest fragments --- p.83 / Chapter 4.4 --- Factors in extracellular matrix affecting the migration of neural crest cells --- p.88 / Chapter CHAPTER FIVE --- CONCLUSION --- p.91 / REFERENCES --- p.96 / FIGURES AND LEGEND / TABLES / GRAPHS
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_323017 |
| Date | January 2000 |
| Contributors | Cheung, Chui Shan., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Anatomy. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English, Chinese |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, x, 107, [152] leaves : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm. |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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