Table 1.Morphokinetic parameters (mean ± standard deviation) obtained from the time-lapse monitoring system of blastocyst culture, according to embryo classification groups
  Classification of degree of expansion, MCI and trophectoderm
Morphokinetic parameters Excellent Good Average Poor
CPap (h) 2.99±0.74a 3.48±1.34b 3.40±1.36b 3.55±1.93b
PNap (h) 8.20±2.42 8.66±1.62 8.89±2.10 9.17±2.65
PNbd (h) 21.80±2.58a 22.96±3.03b 23.21±2.92b 23.47±3.70b
T2 (h) 24.38±2.54a 25.57±3.48b 25.53±3.11b 25.78±3.96b
T3 (h) 34.40±3.98 34.30±4.86 35.90±4.83 35.24±5.65
Cc2 (h) 9.46±4.79 9.91±3.67 10.10±4.01 9.50±4.55
T4 (h) 37.49±5.23 37.97±6.02 37.92±4.30 37.95±5.63
S2 (h) 1.97±3.33a 2.70±3.43a 2.09±3.58a 3.67±4.86b
T5 (h) 46.09±7.51 46.66±5.99 47.96±7.20 46.74±7.84
Cc3 (h) 11.69±5.57 11.36±1.87 11.14±9.31 11.49±5.01
TB (h) 104.04±8.53a 104.10±10.72a,b 107.27±8.73b 106.86±8.44b
Appearance of the second polar corpuscle (CPap); appearance of the pronuclei (PNap); disappearance of pronuclei (PNbd); end of the division into two cells (T2); end of the division into three cells (T3); duration of the second cell cycle (Cc2/T3-T2); end of the division into four cells (T4); synchronization of the division of three to four cells (S2/T4-T3); end of the division to five cells (T5); time between the division of three cells and five cells (Cc3/T5-T3); when the blastocyst began to expand (TB).
a,bValues within rows the diferente superscripted letter are significantly different.