Fig. 5
Hormone levels in the artificial ovaries and their effects on body composition. (a) Schematic illustration of the animal experiments. (b-d) Serum E2, FSH, and LH levels were measured twice a week for 10 weeks. (e) Body weight was measured at 6 and 10 weeks after transplantation. (f) Visceral fat was measured at 6 and 10 weeks after transplantation. (g) Rectal temperature was measured twice a week for 10 weeks. * indicates significance at P < 0.05 compared with the sham groups; # indicates significance at P < 0.05 compared with the OVX groups; $ indicates significance at P < 0.05 compared with the CTP-F groups; & indicates significance at P < 0.05 compared with the ALG groups, determined using one-way ANOVA, followed by Student–Newman–Keuls post-hoc analysis