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Figure 8 | Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology

Figure 8

From: High-fat diet decreases the expression of Kiss1 mRNA and kisspeptin in the ovary, and increases ovulatory dysfunction in postpubertal female rats

Figure 8

Effects of postweaning HFD exposure on GPR54-IR in theca cells of antral and preovulatory follicles. GPR54-IR was detected in the theca cells (arrows) of antral (A) and preovulatory follicles (B) in NCD controls. The MOD for GPR54 in the theca cells are summarised in (C), (D), (E) and (F). At both PND 42 and PND 70, there was no significant difference in the immunostaining intensity in the antral (C, D) and preovulatory (E, F) follicles between the HFD and NCD groups. AC, antral follicle; GC, granulosa cell; PC, preovulatory follicle; TC, theca cell. The photomicrographs illustrate the prooestrus stage of the oestrous cycle at PND 42. Scale bar = 50 μm. *P < 0.05. n = 4–6 for each group.

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