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Table 1 Number of COCs per ovary in control rats primed with eCG at different ages.

From: Immature rats show ovulatory defects similar to those in adult rats lacking prostaglandin and progesterone actions

Age (days) at eCG treatment

Total COCs

COCs located in

  

Corpus luteum

Interstitium

Ovarian Bursa

Oviduct

21

42.5 ± 8.72

22.5 ± 4.32

3.17 ± 1.47

0.67 ± 0.42

16.2 ± 6.93

23

58.4 ± 4.74

18.8 ± 0.70

3.20 ± 1.74

2.40 ± 0.51

34.0 ± 6.54

25

38.6 ± 3.76

0.6 ± 0.60a,b

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37.4 ± 3.20

  1. Values are the mean ± SEM for n = 5. ANOVA and Student-Newman-Keuls multiple range test. a p < 0.05 vs 21 days. b p < 0.05 vs 23 days
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Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology

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