Five-Month Incubation of Viviparous Deep-Water Shark Embryos in Artificial Uterine Fluid

Five-Month Incubation of Viviparous Deep-Water Shark Embryos in Artificial Uterine Fluid

In this study, we developed an extra-uterine life-support system (artificial uterus) for viviparous elasmobranchs. Using this system, we maintained two embryonic specimens of the slendertail lantern shark (Etmopterus molleri) for approximately 5 months, the longest published record of the captive ma...

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Main Authors: Taketeru Tomita, Minoru Toda, Kiyomi Murakumo, Atsushi Kaneko, Nagisa Yano, Masaru Nakamura, Keiichi Sato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Marine Science
Subjects:
artificial uterus
bioluminescence
elasmobranch
Etmopterus molleri
extra-uterine life-support system
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2022.825354/full

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