Table II. Development, cell number and ICM ratio of clone aggregates.
Embryo | 4-cell (n) | Aggregates (n) | Blastocysts (n) (%) | Total cells (mean ± SEM) (n) | Cells range (n) | ICM cells (n) | ICM/(ICM + TE) |
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1X clone | 262 | n.a. | 65 (25) | 42 ± 2.3 (51)a | 22–87 | 18 | 0.44 |
2X clone | 786 | 393 | 171 (44) | 50 ± 1.7 (84)b | 38–97 | 23 | 0.45 |
3X clone | 504 | 168 | 91 (54) | 62 ± 2.8 (62)c | 37–113 | 33 | 0.53 |
Fertilized | 60 | n.a. | 57 (95) | 120 ± 5.2 (30)d | 33–171 | 56 | 0.47 |
Values within the same column not sharing a common superscript letter are significantly different (P < 0.05).
n.a., not applicable.