Fig. 4

Mean ± s.e.m. progesterone (P4) and estradiol (E2) serum levels in rat females injected with vehicle (VEH) or testosterone propionate (TP) at birth, and subjected to left superior ovarian nerve section (SONL), right superior ovarian nerve section (SONR), or bilateral superior ovarian nerve section (SONB) at 24 days of age and sacrificed on the first vaginal estrus or in adult age. *p < 0.05 vs. VEH without section group. #p < 0.05 vs. TP without section group. ANOVA followed by Tukey’s test