CMSP Medical Book-Volume Three

Custom Medical Stock Photo, Inc.

Telephone: 773-267-3100 / 800-373-2677

E-Mail: info_vol3@cmsp.com

Fax: 773-267-6071

Children, Seniors & Women's Healthcare

C9-583 ABNORMAL TRIPLOID EMBRYO

HUMAN EGG SHOWING SPERM
FERTILIZED

Z131-N-134

PHOTOMICROGRAPH OF A TRIPLOID HUMAN POLYSPERMIC EMBRYO
WITH 3 PRONUCLEI VISIBLE. NOMARSKI OPTICS. ABNORMAL
FERTILIZATION. MAG X400. THE MOST COMMON
TYPE OF POLYPLOIDY IN HUMAN EMBRYOS, THIS CAN RESULT
FROM THE SECOND POLAR BODY FAILING TO SEPARATE
FROM THE OOCYTE DURING THE SECOND MEIOTIC DIVISION
OR BY AN OVUM BEING FERTILIZED BY TWO SPERMS ALMOST
SIMULTANEOUSLY. DOUBLE FERTILIZATION IS THE CAUSE OF
66% OF TRIPLOID EMBRYOS. FETUSES OFTEN DIE EARLY.

Copyright 1999 Custom Medical Stock Photo, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Custom Medical Stock Photo, Inc.

Telephone: 773-267-3100 / 800-373-2677

The Custom Medical Building

3660 West Irving Park Road

Chicago, IL 60618-4132 USA

E-Mail: info_vol3@cmsp.com

Fax: 773-267-6071