Table 2 Mean number of cells in the inner cell mass (ICM) and trophectoderm (TE), and total number of cells (ICM + TE) in hatching mouse blastocysts in four different groups
Control | PBS | serum | endometriotic fluid | P a | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 15) | (n = 19) | (n = 9) | (n = 10) | ||
ICM | 25.4 ± 6.0 | 20.7 ± 6.5 | 23.3 ± 4.8 | 18.7 ± 7.7 | 0.0555 |
TE | 38.7 ± 7.4 | 38.6 ± 8.1 | 44.6 ± 9.7 | 37.3 ± 10.8 | 0.2745 |
Total | 64.1 ± 8.1 | 59.3 ± 9.9 | 67.9 ± 11.7 | 55.9 ± 14.1 | 0.0653 |