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. 2017 Jul 31;40(8):558–566. doi: 10.14348/molcells.2017.0058

Table 1.

Developmental competence of B6CBAF1 oocytes retrieved after natural ovulation or ovarian hyperstimulation with PMSG and hCG

Treatments Methods of oocyte activation No. of oocytes activated No. (%)a of oocytes developing to
2-cell 4-cell Morula Blastocyst
None (natural mating) Partheno genesis 31 29 (94) 27 (87) 27 (87) 23 (74)
IVF 28 28 (100) 27 (96) 26 (93) 23 (82)
Hyperstimulation Partheno genesis 61 60 (98) 56 (92) 54 (89) 44 (72)
IVF 86 82 (95) 80 (93) 78 (91) 65 (76)

Model effects of treatment that were indicated as p value were 0.4169, 0.5993, 0.8299 and 0.7066 in the number of oocytes developing to the 2- cell, 4-cell, morula and blastocyst stages, respectively.

a

Percentage of the number of oocytes cultured.

PMSG, pregnant mare serum gonadotrophin; hCG, human chorionic gonadotrophin; IVF, in vitro fertilization.