| EVs | Extracellular vesicles |
| miR | microRNA |
| TEM | Transmission electron microscopy |
| NTA | Nanoparticles tracking analysis |
| NGS | Next-generation sequencing |
| G1 | Group 1: embryos arrested on 8–16-cells stage at day 3.5 of culture |
| G2 | Group 2: embryos that reached blastocyst stage at day 7 of culture |
| IVF | In vitro fertilization |
| EGA | Embryo genome activation |
| SOF | Synthetic oviduct fluid |
| SOFd | EVs-depleted SOF |