Table 2.
Group | Embryos cultured | No. Cleaved embryos (%) | No. 8–16 cell embryo (%) | No. Blastocysts (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Control oocytes+ETCs | 50 | 36 (71.6 ± 4.2)a | 32 (64.3 ± 8.4)a | 10 (22.2 ± 8.5)a |
BCB+oocytes+ETCs | 54 | 43 (79.6 ± 7.1)ab | 40 (73.9 ± 6.3)a | 17 (32.8 ± 3.8)b |
BCB− oocytes+ETCs | 22 | 12 (54.2 ± 4.2)b | 07 (33.3 ± 5.9)b | 02 (6.3 ± 6.3)c |
IVF | 140 | 115 (82.1 ± 9.2)ab | 67 (49.2 ± 9.2)c | 33 (24.2 ± 4.7)ab |
Figures quoted as percent mean ± SEM
Cleavage, 8–16 cell stage and blastocyst values having different superscripts in the same column differ significantly (P < 0.05)