Figures & data
Figure 1. Analysis of developmental capacities of embryos. Embryos were in vitro cultured in media supplemented with 0 (control) to 160 µg/ml Mo for 5 d. The developmental quality of cultured embryos (normal blastocysts, degenerate blastocysts, and arrested at the preblastocyst (2-cell to morula) stage with abnormal morphology or lysed cellular content) were evaluated using stereomicroscopy and differences in the distribution of embryonic stages were analyzed using chi-square test (**P < 0.01). Mo: molybdenum
Table 1. Effects of sodium molybdate on the developmental capacity of mouse embryos cultured in vitro.
Figure 2. Morphological images of embryo (×400). A1-A4) normal embryos from control group; B1-B4 and C1-C4) degenerate embryos from the tested groups exposure to sodium molybdate dihydrate at dose 40 µg/ml and 120 µg/ml, respectively. Arabic numerals 1-4: 2-cell, 4-cell, morula and blastocyst stages of embryo development, respectively.
