In article <kirberg-1107961902520001 at pcb72.nki.nl>, kirberg at nki.nl (Jorg
Kirberg) wrote:
> In article <M_Doherty-1107960941210001 at db428.niaid.nih.gov>,
>M_Doherty at NIH.gov (M. Doherty) wrote:
>> > In article <4s263a$9ii at news.aimnet.com>, xyzzyx at aimnet.com (xyzzyx) wrote:
> >
> > > Is it possible to distinguish a male sperm from a female sperm,
> > immunologically?
> >
(snip)
> Actually, if you simply want to know wether it's a 'female or male' sperm
> (it should more correctly read whether the sperm carries a X or Y chomosome)
> this is (most amazingly) possible with flow cytometry - (snip)
I believe you can detect the difference by fluorescent in situ
hybridization, using a probe specific for the Y chromosome. This is,
however, no good if you still want them alive when you are done
--
Deborah Britt, Ph.D.
Medical Oncology
RI Hospital/Brown University
