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Table 1 Ovarian weight, corpora lutea (CL) weight and CL number of aged ewe offspring of control and nutrient restricted dams

From: Maternal nutrient restriction in the ewe from early to midgestation programs reduced steroidogenic enzyme expression and tended to reduce progesterone content of corpora lutea, as well as circulating progesterone in nonpregnant aged female offspring

 

Control

Nutrient restricted

P-value

n

4

4

 

Ovarian weight, g

5.48 ± 0.35

5.05 ± 0.46

0.48

Total CL weight, g

1.30 ± 0.13

1.29 ± 0.16

0.99

Total CL number

2.3 ± 0.3

2.3 ± 0.3

0.99

  1. Data are means ± standard error.