Table 1. Numbers (n) and percentages (%) of morphologically normal fresh and vitrified primordial, primary and secondary follicles, with and without 48h culture.
Tissue sample Normal primordial n/Total (%) Normal primary n/Total (%) Normal secondary n/Total (%)
Fr SF 58/87  (66.7)aA 113/138 (81.9)aB 21/26 (95.5)aC
Fr LF 72/76 (94.7)bA 237/244 (97.1)bA 29/31 (93.5)aA
Vitr SF 5/5 (100)cA 29/29 (100)bA 5/6 (83.3)bB
Vitr LF 34/34 (100)cA 114/121 (94.2)bB 7/17 (41.2)cC
Fr SF 48h 10/10 (100)cA 69/70 (98.6)bA 1/1 (100)dA
Fr LF 48h 59/61(96.7)cA 99/103 (96.1)bA 7/10 (70)eB
Vitr SF 48h 31/31 (100)cA 127/134 (94.8)bB 12/23 (52.2)cC
Vitr LF 48h 2/2  (100)cA 8/13 (61.5)cB 6/8 (75)bC

Fr SF=fresh small fragment, Fr LF=fresh large fragment, Vitr SF=vitrified small fragment, Vitr LF=vitrified large fragment, Fr SF 48h=fresh small fragment 48h culture, Fr LF 48h=fresh large fragment 48h culture, Vitr SF 48h=Vitrified small 48h culture, Vit. LF 48h=Vitrified large 48h culture. n=absolute number/ Total number (%, percentage) Different low case letters indicate significant differences in the same column; different high case letters indicate significant differences in the same line.