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Table 3 Cumulus expansion of COCs incubated in conditioned medium and TCM-199 medium with or without 10 mM AGT

From: Studies of the role of steroid hormone in the regulation of oocyte maturation in cattle

  

Cumulus expansion (%)

Treatment

Number of Oocytes examined

0

+1

+2

+3

TCM

120

0a

4.4 ± 3.5c

39.7 ± 3.5e

55.9 ± 1.7g

TCM+AGT

120

75.3 ± 1.8b

24.7 ± 1.8d

0f

0h

CM

120

0a

5.3 ± 4.3c

31.4 ± 1.9e

63.3 ± 3.9g

CM+AGT

130

0a

6.3 ± 2.8c

33.8 ± 5.5e

59.9 ± 1.3g

  1. a-b, c–d, e–f, g–h : Columns with no common superscripts were significantly different (P < 0.05). Values are mean ± SEM of three different replicates. TCM: TCM-199 medium; CM: conditioned medium; AGT: aminoglutethimide.