Table 2.
Characteristics of oocytes retrieved from macaque antral follicles on day 40 of 3-dimensional culture, 34 h after addition of recombinant human chorionic gonadotropin (rhCG), for different age groups.
| Number (n) of | Diameter (µm)* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age group | Follicles harvested | Oocytes retrieved | Degenerate oocytes | GV-intact oocytes | GV-intact oocytes |
| Prepubertal | 14 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 69 ± 10a |
| Young adult | |||||
| (slow-grow) | 25 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 85 ± 3a,b |
| (fast-grow) | 10 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 99 ± 4b |
| Older adult | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 71 ± 27 |
*
Values are the mean ± s.e.m.
a
Different letters indicate significant differences within the column (P < 0.05).
b
Different letters indicate significant differences within the column (P < 0.05).