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. 2013 Jun 10;59(5):442–449. doi: 10.1262/jrd.2013-026

Table 5. Development of cloned embryos treated with 5-aza-dC for different time durations.

Time (h) No. embryos fused
(Rep.)
No. embryos cleaved
(% ± SEM)
No. blastocysts
(% ± SEM)
Total cell numbers of blastocysts
(mean ± SEM) &
0 196 (4) 173 (89.31 ± 1.33) 40 (20.16 ± 2.04)a 38 ± 2 (n=39)
24 178 (4) 161 (90.53 ± 1.53) 52 (29.64 ± 1.65)b 40 ± 3 (n=49)
48 168 (4) 144 (85.85 ± 2.25) 41 (24.37 ± 2.26)ab 35 ± 2 (n=38)

& Blastocyst cell numbers of less than 16 were not included. a, b Values in the same column with different superscripts differ significantly (P<0.05).