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Table 1 Development potential of fertilized and parthenogenetic embryos cultured in 5 and 20% oxygen in vitro

From: Parental genetic material and oxygen concentration affect hatch dynamics of mouse embryo in vitro

Groups

Oxygen concentration %

Replicates No.

Total embryos No.

96 h

120 h

No. (%)

Blastocysts+

No. (%)

Hatched Blastocysts

FE

20

7

324

312 (96.2 ± 1.4)

179 (58.2 ± 4.2)a

5

7

350

337 (97.3 ± 1.1)

83 (23.8 ± 2.6)b

PA

20

9

346

336 (97.6 ± 0.8)

278 (81.2 ± 2.7)c

5

9

346

335 (96.8 ± 1.0)

306 (90.8 ± 1.8)d

  1. FE fertilized embryos, PA parthenogenetically activated embryos
  2. +Mean ± SEM
  3. a vs. b, p < 0.001; a vs. c, p < 0.01;c vs. d, p < 0.05; b vs. d, p < 0.001