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Table 2 Effect of relaxin on porcine oocyte maturation

From: In vitroeffects of relaxin on gene expression in porcine cumulus-oocyte complexes and developing embryos

pRLN during IVM (ng/ml)

Total Oocytes (N)

Nuclear maturation status of oocytes

  

GV% (n)

MI% (n)

MII% (n)

0

451

21 ± 4 (93)a

11 ± 5 (51)a

68 ± 5 (307)a

20

472

13 ± 3 (61)ab

7 ± 2 (31)a

80 ± 4 (380)b

40

331

9 ± 3 (30)b

3 ± 3 (9)b

88 ± 4 (291)c

P values (ANOVA)

10-3

0.03

10-4

  1. abc Different superscripts within the same column indicate significant difference (P < 0.05; ANOVA). Data are mean values (± SEM) of at least 4 independent replicates.