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Table 2 Effect of trans-10, cis-12 conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) on the embryo production rates of bovine oocytes exposed to osmotic stress by cryoprotectants without vitrification

From: Conjugated linoleic acid improves oocyte cryosurvival through modulation of the cryoprotectants influx rate

Treatment

Inseminated oocytes (n)

Cleavage (%)

D7/8 embryo (%)

Control

209

70.5+/−5.1ab

25.3+/−4.5a

CLA

194

78.9+/−5.2a

30.8+/−4.7a

Control exposed

207

71.8+/−5.1ab

13.3+/−4.4b

CLA exposed

202

64.4+/−5.2b

21.5+/−4.7ab

  1. Data (mean ± SEM of 5 sessions, experiment 2) within columns with different superscripts are significantly different (p < 0.05)