Table 3. Effect of manganese treatment during IVM on embryonic development after SCNT.
Manganese concentration (ng/ml) |
No. of embryos cultured |
No. of embryos developed to (mean ± SEM, %) |
Total cell no. (mean ± SEM) in blastocyst |
|
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≥ 2-cells | Blastocyst | |||
0 | 197 | 150 (75.93 ± 3.75) | 33 (16.55 ± 2.00) b | 52.06 ± 2.05 |
6 | 202 | 167 (82.43 ± 2.02) | 46 (22.91 ± 2.18) a | 56.85 ± 3.74 |
Values are listed as mean ± SEM of six replicates. a, b Values within a column with different superscripts differ significantly at P < 0.05.