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. 2014 Dec 16;15(1):1113. doi: 10.1186/1471-2164-15-1113

Table 1.

PBNT embryo development after VPA treatment

Treatment No.embryos cultured Cleavage (%) 8-16 cells (%) Morula (%) Blastocysts (%)
VPA at different concentrations (mM) Control 136 98(72.1)a 69(50.7)a 2(1.5) 2(1.5)
0.5 153 120(78.4)a 95(61.9)a 2(1.3) 1(0.7)
1.0 147 104(70.7)a 75(51.0)a 1(0.7) 1(0.7)
2.0 138 81 (58.7)b 29(21.0)b 1(0.7) 0(0.0)
4.0 158 79(50.0)b 12(7.6)b 0(0.0) 0(0.0)
VPA at 0.5 mM for differenttimes (h) Control 118 83(70.3)a 52(44.1)b 1(0.8) 1(0.8)
5 142 99 (69.7)a 60(42.3)b 1(0.7) 1(0.7)
12 151 107(70.9)a 71(47.0)b 1(0.7) 1(0.7)
24 146 111(76.0)a 95(65.1)a 1(0.7) 1(0.7)
48 149 102(68.5)a 74(49.7)b 0(0.0) 0(0.0)

In the column, the same letter in superscript denotes no significant difference, different letter in superscript denotes significant difference. p<0.05.