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Table 2 Mean (± SD) nuclear status of control, exposed and vitrified-warmed canine oocytes after in vitro culture for 48 h

From: Effects of vitrification on nuclear maturation, ultrastructural changes and gene expression of canine oocytes

Treatment

No. oocytes cultured

Nuclear status (%)

  

GV

GVBD

MI

MII

GVBD-MII

Control

292

6.2 ± 7.4a

35.4 ± 18.0

50.1 ± 19.1

8.2 ± 3.7

93.8 ± 7.4 a

Exposed

209

8.7 ± 10.1a

34.5 ± 14.2

50.1 ± 10.2

6.7 ± 5.0

91.4 ± 10.1 a

Vitrified-warmed

200

46.6 ± 14.8b

18.0 ± 10.0

31.5 ± 2.6

3.9 ± 2.3

53.4 ± 14.8 b

  1. Within a column, percentages without a common letter differed (P < 0.05).
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Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology

ISSN: 1477-7827

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