Research Article

Prooxidant Effects of Verbascoside, a Bioactive Compound from Olive Oil Mill Wastewater, on In Vitro Developmental Potential of Ovine Prepubertal Oocytes and Bioenergetic/Oxidative Stress Parameters of Fresh and Vitrified Oocytes

Table 3

Effects of verbascoside on the mitochondrial distribution pattern of in vitro matured prepubertal lamb oocytes.

Verbascoside
concentration ( M)
Number of MII oocytes Mitochondrial distribution number (%)
Homogeneous HeterogeneousAbnormal
Total
(1 + 2 + 3)
Perinuclear/
pericortical (1)
Peri-nuclear (2)Peri-cortical (3)

03016 (53.3)14 (46.7)0 (0)2 (6.7)12 (40)0 (0)
1.032915 (51.7)12 (41.4)1 (3.4)2 (6.9)9 (31)2 (6.9)
2.062516 (64)9 (36.0)1 (4)2 (8)6 (24)0 (0)
4.112913 (44.8)16 (55.2)0 (0)2 (6.9)14 (48.3)0 (0)

Chi-square test: NS.