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. 2015 Jun 28;61(5):431–437. doi: 10.1262/jrd.2014-163

Table 1. In vitro development of fresh bovine IVM oocytes (fresh control), bovine IVM oocytes treated with vitrification solution (solution control) and bovine IVM oocytes vitrified using the MVAC or Cryotop device after IVF and in vitro culture for 9 days.

Treatment group No. of IVF
oocytes
Oocytes cleaved and developed into blastocysts (%)
Cleaved (day 2*)
Blastocyst (BL)
Total ≥ 5 Cells Day 7 Day 8 Day 9 Total BL
Fresh control 150 134 90 48 14 3 65
(89.3)a (60.0)a (32.0) a (9.3)a (2.0)a (43.3)a
Solution control 150 131 93 43 15 5 63
(87.3)a (62.0)a (28.7)a (10.0)a (3.3)a (42.0)a
MVAC 145 77 59 26 6 1 33
(53.1)b (40.7)b (17.9)b (4.1)b (0.7)b (22.9)b
MVAC in LN2 145 81 60 24 4 1 29
(55.9)b (41.4)b (16.6)b (2.8)b (0.7)b (20.0)b
Cryotop 145 82 63 30 5 2 37
(56.6)b (43.5)b (20.7)b (3.5)b (1.4)b (25.5)b

Five replications were performed. a,b Values within a single column that have different superscripts are significantly different at P < 0.05 using one-way ANOVA. * Day 0 was defined as the day IVF was performed. MVAC: IVM oocytes that were vitrified by inserting the MVAC device containing them into a precooled 0.25-ml plastic straw. MVAC in LN2: IVM oocytes that were vitrified by plunging the MVAC device containing them directly into LN2. Cryotop: IVM oocytes that were vitrified by the Cryotop method.