Fig. 3

Knockdown of Kif18a affects mouse oocyte maturation. a Western blotting was employed to detect the endogenous Kif18a protein expression after knockdown of Kif18a. Three independent experiments were performed. b Typical phase-contrast image of control siRNA-injected and Kif18a-KD oocytes. c The rate of first polar body extrusion in control and Kif18-KD oocytes. Data are presented as mean percentage (± SEM) of at least three independent experiments. *p < 0.05