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. 2011 Apr 23;9:53. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-9-53

Table 4.

The correlation between cytoplasmic maturation (CM) in MII oocytes and zona pellucida birefringence intensity (ZP-BF)

CM level Score ZP-BF Score
Total high/positive low/negative
Complete CM 2.0 ± 6.8* 6.1 ± 3.9§ -6.2 ± 2.3
Incomplete CM 1.9 ± 5.8* 6.1 ± 4.4§ -2.8 ± 2.5
Total 1.9 ± 6.4 6.1 ± 4.0 -4.5 ± 3.2

The analysis using the numerical values of the ZP scores. Data are reported as means ± SD.

*P > 0.05, §P > 0.05, P = 0.003