Skip to main content
. 2017 Dec 7;64(1):65–74. doi: 10.1262/jrd.2017-127

Table 1. Transient inhibition of proteasome activity after fertilization affects full-term development.

MG132 No. of embryos used Morphological stage of embryos at 24 hpi No. of embryos transferred No. (%) of
Implantations * Fetuses ** Embryonically lethal ***
Treated without MG132 (Control) 154 2-cell 154 114 (74) a 108 (70) a 6 (5) a

Treated with MG132 for 8 h (from 1 to 9 hpi) 309 1-cell 221 119 (54) b 97 (44) b 22 (18) a
2-cell 88 67 (76) a, b 46 (52) a, b 21 (31) a

*The percentage of transferred embryos that resulted in implantations. ** The percentage of transferred embryos that resulted in a live birth. *** The percentage of implanted embryos that resulted in embryonically lethal. Superscripts indicate significant differences from the control (P < 0.05).