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Table 1 Effect of CoQ10 on number of zygotes retrieved and embryo development

From: Effects of coenzyme Q10 on ovarian surface epithelium-derived ovarian stem cells and ovarian function in a 4-vinylcyclohexene diepoxide-induced murine model of ovarian failure

Group

No. of mice provided

No. of zygotes retrieved

Mean no. of zygotes retrieved /mouse

No. of zygotes fragmented (%)

No. of zygotes cultured

No. of 2-cell embryos (%)

No. of blastocysts (%)

Control

8

150

18.8 ± 2.3*

23 (15.3)*

127

90 (70.9)*

47 (37.0)**

CoQ10

8

193

24.1 ± 2.4**

18 (9.3)**

175

121 (69.1)*

78 (44.6)**

VCD

8

61

7.6 ± 2.1

21 (34.4)

40

19 (47.5)

0 (0)

VCD + CoQ10

8

108

13.5 ± 2.1*

24 (22.2)*

84

45 (53.6)

15 (17.9)*

  1. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01 (versus VCD group)