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Table 2 The effect of hormonal treatments on follicle numbers and steroids concentrations in FF and serum

From: The effect of hormonal estrus induction on maternal effect and apoptosis-related genes expression in porcine cumulus-oocyte complexes

 

Treatment

p

 

Natural estrus

PMSG/hCG

PMSG/hCG + PGF2α

 

Follicles per gilt

20.13 ± 2.33

14.00 ± 2.14

15.43 ± 1.87

ns

Steroids in FF

    

P 4 (ng/ml)

50.24 ± 7.47a

223.2 ± 31.38b

80.03 ± 11.03a

a vs. b

p < 0.01

E 2 (ng/ml)

13.18 ± 4.35

6.176 ± 2.25

5.50 ± 1.12

ns

Steroids in blood serum

    

P 4 (ng/ml)

1.86 ± 0.21

1.25 ± 0.16

1.28 ± 0.16

ns

E 2 (pg/ml)

55.24 ± 9.18

47.45 ± 5.41

71.95 ± 21.08

ns

  1. Follicles number and P4 and E2 concentration in follicular fluid and blood serum recovered from non-stimulated gilts with natural estrus (group I; n = 8), stimulated with PMSG/hCG (group II; n = 5) or with PMSG/hCG + PGF2α (group III; n = 7). Values are expressed as ls mean ± S.E.M.
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Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology

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