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Table 1 Effects of FSH and LH concentration in IVM medium on yak embryonic development

From: Effect of addition of FSH, LH and proteasome inhibitor MG132 to in vitro maturation medium on the developmental competence of yak (Bos grunniens) oocytes

LH (IU/mL)

FSH (μg/mL)

No. of oocytes

Cleavage rate (%)

Blastocyst rate (%)

50

0

233

50.6 ± 2.2a

10.3 ± 1.8a

 

1

171

73.1 ± 2.9b

11.9 ± 1.3a

 

5

173

79.1 ± 2.0b

16.1 ± 2.9b

 

10

265

65.6 ± 2.5c

12.7 ± 2.8a

100

0

194

47.3 ± 2.5a

9.6 ± 1.1a

 

1

181

58.9 ± 2.3a

12.3 ± 1.3a

 

5

190

67.5 ± 1.8c

14.5 ± 2.6a,b

 

10

254

64.2 ± 2.7c

13.4 ± 1.8a

  1. Three to five replicates were performed. The blastocyst rate was calculated as the percentage of the number of cleaved embryos. Values with different letters within the same columns differ (P < 0.05).