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Table 2 Means ± SEM of estradiol serum concentration (pg/ml) in animals with bilateral perforation of the peritoneum (PP) or bilateral ovariectomy (CAS) performed at 13:00 h on Diestrus 1, Diestrus 2 or Proestrus, sacrificed one hour later

From: The role of the muscarinic system in regulating estradiol secretion varies during the estrous cycle: the hemiovariectomized rat model

Group

N

Diestrus 1

N

Diestrus 2

N

Proestrus

Bilateral PP

8

76.3 ± 6.5

10

63.3 ± 7.1

9

93.7 ± 16.8

CAS

7

20.2 ± 3.7*

10

17.3 ± 2.6*

6

14.7 ± 5.4*

  1. * p < 0.05 vs. bilateral PP group (Student's t test)