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. 2012 Apr 9;7(4):e35043. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0035043

Table 1. Development of oocytes fertilized with rat epididymal or testicular sperm after freeze-drying.a .

Sperm collected from Diamide treatment No. of oocytes transferred No. (%) of oocytes implantedb No. (%) of offspringb
Epididymis 54 15 (28)a 6 (11)
Testis 36 0 (0)b 0 (0)
Testis + 50 4 (8)b 4 (8)
a

Freeze-dried ampoules were stored for less than 1 month.

b

Percentages calculated from the number of oocytes transferred.

Within columns, percentages with different letters were significantly different (P<0.05) by analysis of χ2 tests with Yates correction for continuity.