Effect of melatonin on developmental competence, mitochondrial distribution, and intensity of fresh and vitrified/thawed in vitro matured buffalo oocytes

Table 6 Effect of melatonin on developmental competence of in vitro matured vitrified/warmed buffalo oocytes

Media	Normal oocytes	Fertilization rate			Cleavage rate			Morula & Blastocyst
Media	No.	No.	Mean ± S.E.	%	No.	Mean ± S.E.	%	No.	Mean ± S.E.	%
VTCM	112	92	18.4 ±	82.14 ±	47	9.40 ±	51.40 ±	8	1.60 ±	17 ±
VTCM	112	92	2.82	3.08^a	47	1.36	1.07^b	8	0.24	1.37^b
VTCM + Mel	128	114	22.8 ±	89.06 ±	74	14.80 ±	63.20 ±	20	4 ±	28.20 ±
VTCM + Mel	128	114	2.81	2.34^a	74	2.81	3.48^a	20	0.54	1.85^a
VS2 + Mel	134	114	22.8 ±	85.07 ±	70	14 ±	61.8 ±	19	3.8	27 ±
VS2 + Mel	134	114	1.52	0.73^a	70	0.7	1.59^a	19	1.57	1.41^a

^a,^bSuperscripts to be compared statistically within the same column. Values with different letters are significantly different (P < 0.01)

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