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Table 1 Embryo production

From: MT3 melatonin binding site, MT1 and MT2 melatonin receptors are present in oocyte, but only MT1 is present in bovine blastocyst produced in vitro

Group

N

Cleavage rates (%)

Blastocyst yield (%)

Control

75

52.9 ± 2.8 a

30.9 ± 3.9a

0.1 pM

60

57.3 ± 6.6 a

32.0 ± 6.6b

1 pM

75

62.1 ± 5.0 a

43.7 ± 2.3c

0,01nM

75

52.7 ± 1.8 a

34.2 ± 3.6a, b

0,1nM

75

39.4 ± 4.0 b

19.8 ± 3.7a, b

1nM

55

40.4 ± 8.7 b

30.0 ± 3.6b

1 μM

75

34.4 ± 3.5 b

25.5 ± 1.3d

  1. a,b,c,d Values in the same column with different superscripts differ significantly (P < 0.05). N, total number of oocytes.
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Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology

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