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To provide fertilized eggs for microinjection, a production colony needs to be established. This should be carefully planned in order to provide enough material for your requirements. There are several items for consideration in this regard, detailed in the following sections.
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Brown, G.A.J., Corbin, T.J. (2002). Oocyte Injection in the Mouse. In: Clarke, A.R. (eds) Transgenesis Techniques. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 180. Springer, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1385/1-59259-178-7:039
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