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Effect of all-trans retinol addition to the culture medium (mean ± S. E. M.). Embryos were cultured under low oxygen conditions. |
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| Retinol concentration (μM) |
Putative zygote (n) |
Cleavage |
Blastocyst/ putative zygote |
Blastocyst/ cleaved |
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| 0 |
567 |
86.1 ± 2.5 |
26.5 ± 2.4a |
30.7 ± 2.6a |
| 1.0 |
312 |
84.7 ± 3.2 |
27.1 ± 3.2ab |
32.1 ± 3.5a |
| 2.0 |
414 |
85.3 ± 2.9 |
28.8 ± 2.8a |
34.1 ± 3.1a |
| 5.0 |
303 |
80.8 ± 3.2 |
20.2 ± 3.2a |
25.4 ± 3.5a |
| 10.0 |
388 |
81.2 ± 3.0 |
13.5 ± 3.0c |
16.2 ± 3.3b |
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Values are listed as percentages. abcMeans in the same column with different superscripts were significantly different (p < 0.05). | ||||
Livingston et al. Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2004 2:83 doi:10.1186/1477-7827-2-83 |
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