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. 2003 Oct 1;22(19):5304–5312. doi: 10.1093/emboj/cdg507

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)
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.