Research Article
The Effects of Substituting Glassware for Plasticware and the Use of an Ethanol Vector on Oocyte Maturation In Vitro
Table 5
TUNEL-positive cells as an indicator of apoptosis.
| | Number of embryos | TUNEL-positive rate % (Average) | Standard error | 95% C.I. lower limit | 95% C.I. upper limit |
| | Control | 22 | 3.81 | 1.03 | 1.56 | 6.05 | | Plasticware | 20 | 6.03 | 1.12 | 3.43 | 8.62 | | Glassware | 22 | 5.32 | 1.12 | 2.72 | 7.91 | | Plasticware + EtOH | 21 | 4.65 | 1.12 | 2.06 | 7.25 | | Glassware + EtOH | 24 | 7.30 | 1.03 | 5.05 | 9.55 |
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No significant differences between groups.
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