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Of the blastocysts transferred to pseudopregnant mice, 51.3% (20/36) implanted and 33.4% (12/36) developed to live fetuses in the mitochondria-damaged group.
However, the mechanism underlying the selective destruction of paternally derived mitochondria is unclear.
There is a slight but statistically insignificant trend for more badly fragmented oocytes to have no detectable mitochondria.
Moreover, the mitochondria displayed an altered, rounded morphology and increased electron density.
For these cells, the mean distance between mitochondria in processes was 9.35 6 6.50 mm but gaps 10 mm were not uncommon.
Mitochondria were isolated and purified at early stages of germination (before radicle protrusion), and their oxidative properties, membrane integrity and ultrastructure were examined.
Typically, these mitochondria are large, swollen and occupy prominent varicosities of the nodal axolemma.
The mitochondria were round or oval and contained few cristae.
