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. 2017 Oct 27;64(1):15–24. doi: 10.1262/jrd.2017-055

Table 3. Effect of different concentrations of tunicamycin on the developmental potential of mouse embryos in vitro.

Treated group Zygote No 2 Cell 4 Cell 8 Cell Blastocyst
Control 185 92.50 ± 3.27 a 82.00 ± 5.83 a 70.50 ± 3.53 a 50.00 ± 3.16 a
TM (0.25) 190 90.00 ± 2.58 a 78.50 ± 3.16 a 65.50 ± 2.73 a 44.50 ± 3.90 a
TM (0.5) 170 87.00 ± 4.16 a 74.50 ± 5.74 a 36.00 ± 3.14 b 18.50 ± 1.30 b
TM (0.75) 180 85.50 ± 3.20 a 73.00 ± 2.80 a 26.00 ± 3.39 c 10.00 ± 2.23 c

Data are the proportions of zygotes reaching the indicated stages within each treatment. Data are expressed as a mean value ± standard error of the mean (SEM) of three independent experiments. Different letters in the same column mean significant difference between the treatments (P < 0.05).