NCHU Course Outline
Course Name (中) 禽鳥胚胎實驗動物(6582)
(Eng.) Avian Embryos as Model Animal
Offering Dept Department of Life Sciences
Course Type Elective Credits 2 Teacher CHENG, HSU-CHEN
Department Department of Life Sciences/Graduate Language English Semester 2024-FALL
Course Description 介紹禽鳥胚胎發育的過程與特色，一般使用實驗動物的需求與條件，設計動物實驗須注意的事項，動物實驗結果蒐集與分析。
Prerequisites
self-directed learning in the course Y
Relevance of Course Objectives and Core Learning Outcomes(%) Teaching and Assessment Methods for Course Objectives
Course Objectives Competency Indicators Ratio(%) Teaching Methods Assessment Methods
1. 培養學生能使用禽鳥胚胎作為實驗動物並獨立設計實驗的能力
4.Training the ability of experimental analysis and paper writing
6.Realizing the development and regulatory mechanisms of the organisms
8.Realizing the functions and regulatory mechanisms of biological molecules
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Lecturing
Discussion
Oral Presentation
Assignment
Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule
Week Course Content
Week 1 Introduction to the avian embryos
Week 2 Developmental features of avian embryo
Week 3 General guidelines of designing and performing animal experiments
Week 4 Collecting and analyzing data from animal experiments
Week 5 The use of avian embryos in studying:
(1) Angiogenesis
(2) Metastasis
Week 6 國慶連續假期停課一週
Week 7 The use of avian embryos in studying:
(3) Neurogenesis
(4) Gonadonogenesis
Week 8 The use of avian embryos in studying:
(5) Cell migration
(6) Toxicity
Week 9 The use of avian embryos in studying:
(7) Teratology
(8) Stem cell biology
Week 10 Spontaneous learning (自主學習)
Week 11 Preparation of animal experiments
Surgical procedures of animal experiment
Week 12 Molecular tools for animal experiment:
Transgenic
Week 13 Molecular tools for animal experiment:
Gene editing
Week 14 Molecular tools for animal experiment:
Viral vectors: Lentiviral vector, retroviral vector, Adenoviral vector
Week 15 Molecular tools for animal experiment:
RNAi and microRNA
Week 16 Avian Genomics
Week 17 Challenges in avian animal model
Week 18 期末討論
Evaluation
50 % Class discussion, 50% laboratory experiment
Textbook & other References
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Expression profiling of purified mouse gonadal somatic cells during the critical time window of sex determination reveals novel candidate genes for human sexual dysgenesis syndromes. Human Molecular Genetics, 2006, Vol. 15, No. 3 417–431
Expression of Dmrt1 in the Genital Ridge of Mouse and Chicken Embryos Suggests a Role in Vertebrate Sexual Development. Developmental Biology 215, 208–220 (1999)

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Cytochrome P450 aromatase expression in human seminoma
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Effect of luteinising-hormone in vivo on ovarian cell subpopulations of newly-hatched chicks. British Poultry Sciencde (2000) 41: 494–501
Onset of meiosis in the chicken embryo; evidence of a role for retinoic acid. BMC Developmental Biology 2008, 8:85
Germ Cell-Intrinsic and -Extrinsic Factors Govern Meiotic Initiation in Mouse Embryos. Science 322, 1685-87 (2008);
Retinoic acid regulates sex-specific timing of meiotic initiation in mice. 2474–2479 _ PNAS _ February 21, 2006 _ vol. 103 _ no. 8
Approaches to define the role of SF-1 at different levels of the hypothalamic-pituitary-steroidogenic organ axis. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology 179 (2001) 33–37

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Proteome Analysis of Chicken Embryonic Gonads: Identification of Major Proteins From Cultured Gonadal Primordial Germ Cells. MOLECULAR REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT 72:521–529 (2005)
Using real time RT-PCR analysis to determine multiple gene expression patterns during XX and XY mouse fetal gonad development. Gene Expression Patterns 5 (2004) 141–149
Profiles of mRNA Expression of Genes Related to Sex Differentiation of the Gonads in the Chicken Embryo. 2003 Poultry Science 82:1462–1467
Sex Differentiation and mRNAExpression of P450c17, P450arom andAMH in Gonads
of the Chicken. MOLECULAR REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT 55:20–30 (2000)
Sexually dimorphic gene expression in the developing mouse gonad. Gene Expression Patterns 2 (2002) 359–367
The unique genomic properties of sex-biased genes: Insights from avian microarray data. BMC Genomics 2008, 9:148
Sexually dimorphic gene expression in the chick brain before gonadal differentiation. 2009 Poultry Science 88 :1003–1015

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Differentiation of Female Primordial Germ Cells in the Male Testes of Chicken. MOLECULAR REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT 74:68–75 (2007)
Five Azacytidine, A DNA Methyltransferase Inhibitor, Specifically Inhibits Testicular Cord Formation and Sertoli Cell Differentiation In Vitro. MOLECULAR REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT
Embryonic Testis Cord Formation and Mesonephric Cell Migration Requires the Phosphotidylinositol 3-Kinase Signaling Pathway. BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION 67, 1927–1935 (2002)
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Cell proliferation is necessary for the determination of male fate in the gonad. Developmental Biology 258 (2003) 264–276
Effects of FGF9 on embryonic Sertoli cell proliferation and testicular cord formation in the mouse. Int. J. Dev. Biol. 48: 637-643 (2004)
Mesonephric FGF signaling is associated with the development of sexually indifferent gonadal primordium in chick embryos. Developmental Biology 280 (2005) 150–161
Stabilization of b-catenin in XY gonads causes male-to-female sex-reversal. Human Molecular Genetics, 2008, Vol. 17, No. 19 2949 – 2955
Genetic programs that regulate testicular and ovarian development. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology 265–266 (2007) 3–9

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Homograft Implants of Young Testes, Ovaries and Ovotestes in the Intact Female Chick. J. Embryol. exp. Morph., Vol. 11, Part 4, pp. 637-648, December 1963
Heterotopic Transplantation of Testes in Newly Hatched Chickens and Subsequent Production of Offspring via Intramagnal Insemination. BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION 76, 598–603 (2007)
Mechanisms of gonadal morphogenesis are not conserved between chick and mouse. Developmental Biology 302 (2007) 132–142
Specification of germ layer identity in the chick gastrula. BMC Developmental Biology 2007, 7:91
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