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Table 1 Effect of all-trans retinol addition to bovine oocyte maturation medium (mean ± S. E. M.). Embryos were cultured under low oxygen conditions.

From: Retinol improves bovine embryonic development in vitro

Retinol concentration (μM)

Putative zygote (n)

Cleavage

Blastocyst/ putative zygote

Blastocyst/ cleaved

0

1095

66.7 ± 2.7

21.9 ± 1.9a

32.8 ± 2.2a

1.0

464

65.5 ± 3.9

20.4 ± 2.6a

31.7 ± 3.1a

5.0

1069

68.3 ± 3.2

26.1 ± 2.2b

37.1 ± 2.5b

10.0

508

70.1 ± 3.9

24.2 ± 2.7ab

33.8 ± 3.1ab

  1. Values are listed as percentages. abMeans in the same column with different superscripts approach significance (p < 0.07).