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Table 1 Dose–response effect of the GM-CSF on nuclear maturation of bovine oocytes matured in vitro

From: Granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) enhances cumulus cell expansion in bovine oocytes

Treatment

COC

GV

GVBD

MI

MII

 

(n)

(%)

(%)

(%)

(%)

SOF

75

11/78 (14.6)

9/75 (12.0)

14/75 (18.7)

41/75 (54.7)

SOF + GM-CSF (1 ng/ml)

71

11/71 (15.5)

5/71 (7.0)

13/71 (18.3)

42/71 (59.2)

SOF + GM-CSF (10 ng/ml)

59

8/59 (13.6)

4/59 (6.8)

15/59 (25.4)

32/59 (54.2)

SOF + GM-CSF (100 ng/ml)

89

14/89 (15.7)

4/89 (4.5)

18/89 (20.2)

53/89 (59.6)

TCM

95

1/95 (1.0)

4/95 (4.2)

11/95 (11.6)

79/95 (83.2*)

  1. GV Germinal Vesicle, GVBD Geminal Vesicle Break-Down, MI metaphase I.
  2. MII metaphase II. (*) Indicate significant differences between treatments (P < 0.05).
  3. (There were 3 replicates for this experiment).