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Table 3 Effects of timing of MG132 treatment (10 μM) 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

MG132, 0–6 h

MG132, 18–24 h

No. of oocytes

Cleavage rate (%)

Blastocyst rate (%)

Yes

Yes

184

39.1 ± 2.5a

11.6 ± 3.1a

Yes

No

178

33.0 ± 2.0b

9.4 ± 2.9a

No

Yes

172

77.9 ± 2.6c

19.1 ± 1.3b

No

No

165

75.0 ± 2.0c

15.0 ± 3.2c

  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).