Table 2 Effect of sperms treated with br, Br-NPs, Se-NPs, Br loaded on Se-NPs and Se, and their best combination on in vitro goat embryo development.

From: Effects of nano-berberine and berberine loaded on green synthesized selenium nanoparticles on cryopreservation and in vitro fertilization of goat sperm

Embryo development

Treatment

Cleaved

Blastocysts

Hatched Blastocyst

Control

73.45 ± 3.51c

43.25 ± 6.81c

33.33 ± 2.89d

Br10

79.35 ± 1.73bc

54.75 ± 7.02b

40.09 ± 3.06c

Br-NPs 0.1

84.67 ± 5.00b

62.33 ± 4.5b

50.45 ± 5.13b

Se 100

81.42 ± 3.78b

57.11 ± 5.03b

44.67 ± 5.29bc

Se-NPs 1

83.67 ± 4.04b

59.25 ± 4.73b

46.00 ± 5.29bc

Br10 + Se100

84.67 ± 2.08b

55.15 ± 4.58b

42.12 ± 9.18c

Br-NPs0.1 + Se-NPs 1

93.00 ± 6.50a

71.94 ± 11.51a

56.96 ± 4.16a

Br-co-Se-NPs 0.01

94.67 ± 5.80a

68.75 ± 13.03a

59.73 ± 12.20a

  1. Values (Mean ± SD) within a column with different superscript letters are significantly different at P < 0.05.
  2. Br: berberine, Br-NPs: berberine nanoparticles, Se: sodium selenite, Se-NPs: selenium nanoparticles, Br + Se: berberine + sodium selenite, Br-NPs + Se-NPs: berberine nanoparticles + selenium nanoparticles, Br-co-Se-NPs: berberine coated on Se-NPs.