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5.3.4 Effects <strong>of</strong> caffeine treatment on MPF and MAPK<br />

activities <strong>of</strong> TI enucleated oocytes<br />

To evaluate the effects <strong>of</strong> 5 mM caffeine treatment on MPF and MAPK activities <strong>of</strong><br />

TI enucleated oocytes, TI enucleated oocytes were cultured in maturation medium<br />

with or without 5 mM caffeine and both kinases were assayed at 2h intervals between<br />

36 hpm and 44 hpm. As control, both kinase activities <strong>of</strong> denuded intact MII oocytes<br />

without caffeine treatment at 44 hpm were assayed (Figure 5.6). Although MPF and<br />

MAPK activities in TI enucleated oocytes at 44 hpm were higher than those at 38hpm<br />

reaching maximum level at 44 hpm (two-way ANOVA, P0.05).<br />

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