Table 2 Reconstructed rate, cleavage rate and blastocyst rate of rabbit cloned embryos at different melatonin concentrations.

From: Melatonin Protects Rabbit Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer (SCNT) Embryos from Electrofusion Damage

Melatonin Concentration

No. oocytes

Reconstructed rate (%)

Cleavage rate (%)

Blastocyst rate (%)

0 M

205

173 (84.4)a

135 (78.0)a

44 (32.5)a

10−3 M

202

171 (84.6)a

130 (76.0)a

43 (33.1)a

10−6 M

196

165 (84.1)a

136 (82.4)a

61 (44.9)b

10−9 M

201

164 (81.6)a

129 (78.7)a

42 (32.6)a

  1. Different superscripts within same column indicate significant difference (P < 0.05).
  2. The parameter was three 20 μsec DC pulses at 1.6 kV/cm.
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