Fig. 2

Effects of FSH on retinol uptake and metabolism in the mouse ovaries. a Semi-quantitative LC-MS analysis of retinoid levels in ovaries from untreated mice or mice treated with FSH for 24 or 48 h. b Real-time PCR analyses of the expression of genes in retinol uptake and metabolism pathways in ovaries from untreated mice or mice treated with FSH for 48 h. Data are presented as means ± SEM, n = 5. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01