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. 2020 Mar 17;15(3):e0230247. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0230247

Table 2. Effects of hrG-CSF supplementation at various concentrations on porcine in vitro development of parthenotes.

hrG-CSF Concentration (ng/mL) No. of oocytes Cultured (4)* No. (%) of embryos developed to Blastocyst cell Number (N)
Cleaved (%) Blastocyst (%)
0 144 127 (88.5) 46 (31.8) 44.0 ± 1.1(26)a
10 142 126 (88.4) 50 (35.0) 48.1 ± 1.0(31)bc
50 158 143 (90.2) 45 (28.2) 49.2 ± 1.0(25)c
100 141 125 (88.8) 46 (32.5) 44.9 ± 1.2(24)ab

Values with different superscripts within the same column are significantly different (P < 0.05).

The data represent means ± SEM.

* Number of replicates.

N Number of blastocysts examined.

† Percentage of total cultured oocytes.