Table 2. Preimplantation development of mouse post-ovulatory aged oocytes after IVF.
Exp. group | Time of in vitro aging | No. of oocytes examined | No. (%) of oocytes fertilized | No. of embryos cultured | No. (%)* of embryos developed to |
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Blastocyst | Arrested | Degenerated | |||||
Fresh | 0 h | 210 | 181 (86.2) b | 104 | 91 (87.5) b | 9 (8.7) | 4 (3.8) b |
Aged | 6 h | 228 | 200 (87.7) b | 105 | 84 (80.0) | 10 (9.5) | 11 (10.5) |
12 h | 247 | 193 (78.1) a | 113 | 82 (72.6) a | 14 (12.4) | 17 (15.0) a |
Values with different superscripts in the same column are significantly different (P < 0.05). * Percentage of cultured embryos.