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Table 1 Morphometric parameters of mice blastocysts from all groups

From: Maternal selenium-supplementation at various stages of periconception period: influence on murine blastocyst morphology and implantation status

Groups

n

Morphometric parameters

Mean embryo diameter (MED) μm

Mean zona pellucida diameter (MZPD) μm

Embryo area (EA) μm2

Zona pellucida area (ZPA) μm2

Emrbyo perimeter (EP) μm

Zona pellucida perimeter (ZPP) μm

Group I

12

21.20±0.93

25.17±1.07

376.18±33.81

509.38±41.63

68.01±3.13

79.31±3.33

Group II

15

19.86±0.59a

22.94±0.61a

317.94±18.97a

418.83±21.36a

62.90±1.71a

72.30±1.69a

Group III

13

18.60±0.58a

21.65±0.54a*

275.28±15.02a*

376.46±18.32a*

58.57±1.65a*

68.56±1.72a*

Group IV

20

20.21±0.43a

23.49±0.44a

301.94±12.41a*

422.88±15.13a

61.39±1.24a

72.70±1.27a

  1. Values are given as mean±SEM. n = number of blastocyst
  2. Values with the same letters in the treatment groups within column are not significantly different
  3. Values in the treatment groups with asterisk are significantly different from the unsupplemented group
  4. Group I (Unsupplemented group), Group II (Pregestation only group), Group III (Pregestation-to-gestation group), and Group IV (Gestation only group)