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. 2012 Nov 12;7(11):e49328. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0049328

Table 1. Development of SCNT embryos cultured in media with or without growth factor supplementation.

Without growth factors With growth factors
Vitrified oocytes 34 29
Oocytes surviving the thawing 31 25
Oocytes used for enucleation 29 24
No. of successful enucleation 21 22
No. of successful fibroblast injection 14 15
No. of activated oocytesNo. of cleaved embryos 65 128
Embryos with ≥4-cells on day 3 1 6*
Embryos with >8-cells 0 1(16-cell)

Failed-to-be-fertilized oocytes were vitrified and then thawed before evaluation for morphology and SCNT using serum-starved fibroblasts arrested at the G0/G1 stage. After SCNT, reconstituted oocytes were activated using using 5 µM calcium ionophone for 10 min,followed by incubation for 4 h with 2.5 mM 6-dimethylaminopurine, and cultured in media with or without growth factors. Numbers of oocytes/embryos at each experimental stage are shown. *P = 0.187.