Table 2

Effects of agarose matrix during in vitro maturation of small antral follicle-derived oocytes on embryonic development after parthenogenesis (PA)

Agarose matrix	% of oocytes reached MII	No. of PA embryos cultureda	% of embryos developed to		No. of cells in blastocyst
			≥ 2 cells	Blastocyst
Non-coated	72.5 ± 5.2	174	93.8 ± 0.2	41.0 ± 2.2b	43.5 ± 2.5
1%	71.4 ± 3.3	169	97.5 ± 0.5	53.6 ± 2.6c	42.3 ± 2.0
2%	69.0 ± 1.2	166	95.6 ± 2.5	41.3 ± 1.8b	44.6 ± 2.2

^aFive replicates. ^b,cValues in the same column with different superscript letters are significantly different (p < 0.05). MII, metaphase II.

Journal of Animal Reproduction and Biotechnology 2022;37:34-41 https://doi.org/10.12750/JARB.37.1.34