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Table 2 Effect of the GM-CSF factor on the type of cortical granules dispersion (cytoplasmic maturation) of in vitro matured bovine oocytes

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

Treatment

COC

Type I

Type II

Type III

 

(n)

(%)

(%)

(%)

SOF

123

37/123 (30.1)a

18/123 (14.6)b

68/123 (55.3)c

SOF + GM-CSF (100 ng/ml)

133

42/133 (31.6)a

23/133 (17.3)b

68/133 (51.1)c

TCM*

159

28/159 (17.6)a

46/159 (2.9)b

85/159 (53.5)c

  1. a,b,c Different superscripts within columns indicate significant difference (P < 0.05).
  2. (There were 4 replicates for this experiment).