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. 2008 Dec 13;8(1):11–17. doi: 10.1007/s12522-008-0002-9

Table 4.

Effect of glutathione on embryo development after ICSI

Concentration (mM) No. of embryos (%)
n 2‐cell 4‐cell 8‐cell Morula Blastocyst
Control 10 8 (80.0) 6 (60.0) 3 (30.0) 2 (20.0) 1 (10.0)
ICSI + GSSG 0.01 8 6 (75.0) 4 (50.0) 4 (50.0) 2 (25.0) 1 (12.5)
ICSI + GSH 0.01 10 8 (80.0) 5 (50.0) 4 (40.0) 3 (30.0) 2 (20.0)

Values in parentheses indicate percentage. Data are expressed as of four replicates. Each embryo contains 0.35 pg glutathione