From: Increases in norepinephrine release and ovarian cyst formation during ageing in the rat
Age: | 6 month | 8 month | 10 month | 12 month | 14 month |
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Ovary weight (mg tissue/pair ovaries) | 24.13 ± 3.0 | 23.11 ± 1.6 | 28.25 ± 3.7 | 27.57 ± 3.2 | 25.78 ± 2.6 |
Ovary (pg NE/mg) | 157 ± 48 | 215 ± 27,5 | 231 ± 35a | 375 ± 65.9b | 216 ± 20.2 |
Plasma (pg NE/ml) | 52.65 ± 9 | 48.9 ± 9 | 40.78 ± 9 | 35.95 ± 10 | 47.1 ± 11 |
Celiac Ganglion (ng NE/ganglia) | 69.79 ± 8 | 55.5 ± 10.1 | 60 ± 14 | 22.8 ± 8.9c | 30.2 ± 10c |
Adrenal (μg catecholamines/mg) | 2.14 ± 0.25 | 2.80 ± 0.6 | 3.82 ± 0.32 | 2.98 ± 0.21 | 3.7 ± 0.33 |