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. 2017 Feb 23;63(2):191–197. doi: 10.1262/jrd.2016-156

Table 1. Meiotic stages of MF- and SF-derived oocytes at 20 h after the start of maturation in vitro.

Origin of COCs No. of oocytes examined No. (%) of oocytes at the stage of
GV-0 GV-I GV-II GV-III GV-IV Pro M-I M-I
MF 111 10 (8.8 ± 1.9) a 5 (4.6 ± 1.1) 65 (58.7 ± 1.9) a 13 (11.8 ± 0.9) 15 (13.2 ± 2.4) 1 (1.0 ± 1.0) 2 (1.8 ± 0.9)
SF 111 26 (23.4 ± 5.0) b 1 (0.9 ± 0.9) 49 (44.1 ± 2.6) b 16 (14.4 ± 0.7) 16 (14.4 ± 5.0) 3 (2.8 ± 1.6) 0

Data are shown as means ± SEM from three replicated trials. a,b Values with different superscripts within columns are significantly different (P < 0.05). MF, middle follicles; SF, small follicles; COCs, cumulus-oocyte complexes; GV, germinal vesicle; Pro M-I, pro-metaphase-I; M-I, metaphase-I.