Table 4.
Incidence of polyspermy in hamster oocytes
| Oocytes | No. of oocytes inseminated | No. (%) of oocytes fertilized | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Monospermy | Polyspermy | ||
| Ovulated | 29 | 21 (72.4)a | 21 (100.0)a | 0 (0.0)b |
| Cultured | 30 | 22 (73.3)a | 19 (86.4)b | 3 (13.6)a |
| MU‐treated | 42 | 28 (66.7)a | 17 (60.7)b | 11 (39.3)a |
| Control | 41 | 26 (63.4)a | 23 (88.5)a | 3 (11.5)b |
The oocytes without cumulus cells were cultured for 16 h in mTALP3 medium with 0.25 mm MU (MU‐treated) or in mTALP3 medium without MU (control)
Values with different superscripts in the same column in each group of experiments are significantly different (p < 0.05)