|
Stage
|
No. of nuclei
|
No. of NPBs/nucleoli
|
Mean no. of NPBs/nucleoli per nuclei
|
Relative volume of NPBs/nucleoli (% of nuclear volume)
|
Median volumes of NPBs/nucleoli (μm3) [1st quartile; 3rd quartile]
|
|---|
|
Early 2-cell
|
72
|
887
|
12.2 ± 3.90 a
|
14.9 ± 3.93 ab
|
28.7 a
|
|
[16.0; 50.2]
|
|
Late 2-cell
|
211
|
1959
|
9.9 ± 3.07 b
|
15.6 ± 3.68 a
|
41.5 b
|
|
[16.9; 78.9]
|
|
Early 4-cell
|
100
|
1091
|
10.9 ± 4.19 ab
|
14.1 ± 4.47 bc
|
12.1 cd
|
|
[6.2; 24.4]
|
|
Late 4-cell
|
87
|
275
|
2.7 ± 1.9 c
|
14.3 ± 3.06 c
|
64.5 e
|
|
[13.4; 203.9]
|
|
Early 8-cell
|
89
|
364
|
4.1 ± 2.62 d
|
13.3 ± 2.32 cd
|
13.4 cf
|
|
[5.5; 58.3]
|
|
Late 8-cell
|
184
|
883
|
4.7 ± 2.65 d
|
12.6 ± 2.39 d
|
11.1 d
|
|
[4.3; 33.0]
|
|
16-cell
|
158
|
283
|
2.2 ± 2.13 e
|
10.8 ± 2.93 e
|
26.1 af
|
|
[4.9; 81.0]
|
|
32-cell
|
117
|
220
|
1.9 ± 1.41 e
|
9.6 ± 2.87 f
|
19.6 cd
|
| | | | | |
[3.4; 50.9]
|
- Within each column, values with different subscripts are significantly different at p < 0.01.
