Research Article

Contribution of Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells and Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells to Chimeras through Injection and Coculture of Embryos

Table 4

Germline-transmitting chimeras produced from ESCs.

MethodGermline transmission
TestedFertile (%)Germline (%)

8-cell coculture1411 (78.6)a5 (45.5)ab
8-cell injection1513 (86.7)a9 (69.2)a
Blastocyst injection1312 (92.3)a1 (8.3)b

Total4236 (85.7)a15 (75.0)

Values with different superscripts within the same column are significantly different ().