Expression of apoptosis related genes in porcine blastocysts cultured for seven days.

<p>mRNA was extracted from blastocysts cultured in the absence or presence of DFM. Expressions of anti-apoptotic and apoptosis-related genes were analyzed by real-time RT-PCR. Black bar, control group; white bar, DFM 0.5 μM; gray bar, DFM 5.0 μM. *<i>P < 0</i>.<i>05</i>. Values are the mean ± SEM of 3–4 independent experiments.