Table 4. Effect of pre-IVM on embryonic development of IVG oocytes.
Pre-IVM | No. of oocytes (replicates) |
% of cleaved oocytes |
% of blastocysts based on | Cell no. in blastocysts (n) |
|
Inseminated oocytes | Cleaved oocytes | ||||
– | 148 (5) | 45.8 ± 9.0a | 12.7 ± 7.1a | 26.9 ± 10.4a | 125 ± 60 (18) |
+ | 207 (5) | 63.0 ± 5.5b | 26.1 ± 6.9ab | 41.7 ± 11.4ab | 137 ± 57 (54) |
Control* | 170 (6) | 83.0 ± 5.8c | 40.3 ± 11.4b | 48.7 ± 13.8b | 156 ± 72 (68) |
a–c Values (mean ± SD) with different superscripts within columns are significantly different (P<0.05). * The oocytes collected from antral follicles (2 to 8 mm in diameter) served as in vivo-grown controls.