Table 2 Number of intact and cystic follicles per ovary according to genotype, assigned vaginal signs of estrous cycle stage and follicle diameter.
From: Reduction in corpora lutea number in obese melanocortin-4-receptor-deficient mice
| Â | Genotype | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | MC4R+/+ (n = 7) | MC4R-/- (n = 13) | MC4R+/+ (n = 9) | MC4R-/- (n = 4) |
Follicle size in μm | estrus | metestrus | ||
small (100–200) | 8.6 (1–17) | 13.7 (3–21) | 12.6 (3–24) | 19.7 (14–28) |
large (>200) | 7.0 (0–11) | 11.7 (4–25) | 9.6 (2–20) | 13 (6–19) |
cystic (>400) | 0.5 (0–2) | 3.4 (1–7) | 0.5 (0–2) | 0.25 (0–1) |