Table 2 Embryonic ICM and TE cell counts in Day 8 blastocysts

4

39

53.9 ± 4.2^a

113.5 ± 5.1^a

167.4 ± 8.3^a

0.47 ± 0.03^a

35

52.2 ± 3.3^a

108.6 ± 6.3^a

160.8 ± 8.0^a

0.51 ± 0.04^a

34

60 ± 3.6^a

116.2 ± 6.5^a

176.2 ± 8.2^a

0.56 ± 0.05^a

34

98 ± 6.5^b

113.2 ± 6.3^a

211.2 ± 10.3^b

0.92 ± 0.07^b

3

16

36.8 ± 4.3^a

95.6 ± 8.1^a

132.5 ± 11.7^a

0.38 ± 0.03^a

11

61.8 ± 8.1^b

106.3 ± 10.6^a

168.1 ± 14.0^a†

0.65 ± 0.11^b

11

58.9 ± 7.6^b

97 ± 16.5^a

155.9 ± 22.5^a

0.7 ± 0.09^b

12

74.3 ± 8.7^b

87.3 ± 7.2^a

161.5 ± 13.4^a

0.87 ± 0.10^c

4

27

56.4 ± 4.1^a

111 ± 7.9^a

167.3 ± 9.8^a

0.56 ± 0.05^ab

39

52.5 ± 3.0^a

111.7 ± 5.4^a

164.2 ± 7.3^a

0.49 ± 0.03^a

39

59.3 ± 3.9^a

102.3 ± 4.7^a

161.6 ± 6.8^a

0.62 ± 0.05^b

41

88.3 ± 4.6^b

112.7 ± 5.0^a

200.9 ± 7.6^b

0.82 ± 0.05^c

5

28

46.4 ± 3.6^a

99.6 ± 7.2^a

146 ± 8.6^a

0.52 ± 0.05^a

27

79.2 ± 4.7^b

112.1 ± 7.0^a

191.3 ± 10.2^b

0.75 ± 0.05^b

28

79.4 ± 6.0^b

108.1 ± 6.6^a

187.5 ± 10.6^b

0.77 ± 0.05^b

28

100 ± 8.4^c

106.2 ± 4.8^a

206.2 ± 10.1^b

0.98 ± 0.09^c

27

77.4 ± 6.9^b

104.5 ± 5.9^a

181.9 ± 11.3^b

0.75 ± 0.06^b

4

41

56.4 ± 4.1^a

112.3 ± 7.5^a

168 ± 10.3^a

0.53 ± 0.03^a

38

88.7 ± 6.2^b

111.4 ± 6.9^a

200.1 ± 8.4^b

0.83 ± 0.05^b

44

93.7 ± 5.2^b

116.6 ± 5^a

210.3 ± 8.4^b

0.83 ± 0.05^b

44

89.8 ± 5.7^b

115 ± 6.5^a

204.8 ± 10.5^b

0.81 ± 0.05^b