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. 2014 Jul 21;60(5):377–382. doi: 10.1262/jrd.2014-062

Table 1. Development of cloned embryos treated with 5-aza-dC or TSA.

Groups No. embryos
(Rep.)
No. embryos cleaved
(% ± SEM)
No. blastocysts
(% ± SEM)
Blastocyst cell numbers
(mean ± SEM) &
NT-CON 242 (5) 209 (85.79 ± 0.95)a 50 (20.50 ± 0.70)a 37 ± 3 (n=49)
NT-AZA 247 (5) 223 (89.88 ± 1.14)b 67 (27.30 ± 1.24)b 37 ± 2 (n=55)
NT-TSA 238 (5) 210 (88.82 ± 1.12)ab 118 (50.71 ± 2.21)c 38 ± 2 (n=76)

& Blastocyst cell numbers of less than 16 or blastocysts used for molecular analysis (10 or 40 blastocysts in the NT-AZA or NT-TSA group, respectively) were not included. a–c Values in the same column with different superscripts differ significantly (P < 0.05).