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. 2017 May 3;7:1434. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-01609-3

Figure 3.

Figure 3

Effects of antioxidants on spindle morphology and chromosome alignment in oocytes at MII stage after pre-maturation aging and IVM. (a) Shows an oocyte with a normal spindle and chromosome alignment. (b) Shows an oocyte with an abnormal spindle and chromosome alignment. Green: a-Tubulin; Red: chromosomes. (Bar = 10 µm). (c) Shows percentages of oocytes with abnormal spindle and/or misaligned chromosomes in oocytes after 12 h pre-maturation aging and IVM. (d) Shows percentages of oocytes with abnormal spindle and/or misaligned chromosomes in oocytes after 24 h pre-maturation aging and IVM. (e) Shows percentages of oocytes with abnormal spindle and/or misaligned chromosomes in oocytes after 36 h pre-maturation aging and IVM. *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001. No. of oocytes at each group was shown in the bracket. AO: antioxidants.