Table 3. Effect of AP39 on follicular development in cisplatin and CIS-induced ovarian injury.
Folliculogenesis stage | Group | |||||
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Control | AP39 | Cisplatin | Cisplatin + AP39 | CIS | CIS + AP39 | |
Primordial follicle | 6.57 ± 0.78 | 4.14 ± 0.69a | 2.42 ± 0.97a | 3.14 ± 0.69a | 4.42 ± 0.97a | 4.00 ± 0.81a |
Developing follicle | 13.57 ± 1.72 | 8.57 ± 1.13a | 5.71 ± 1.49ab | 7.71 ± 2.05ab | 9.17 ± 1.16a | 8.00 ± 1.73a |
Atretic follicle | 0.42 ± 0.53 | 1.21 ± 0.75 | 2.14 ± 3.77a | 1.57 ± 0.53a | 1.28 ± 0.48 | 1.28 ± 0.48 |
Corpus luteum | 10.42 ± 0.97 | 10.71 ± 1.11 | 10.73 ± 1.13 | 10.45 ± 1.15 | 10.57 ± 1.27 | 10.42 ± 0.97 |
Data presented as mean ± standard deviation.
CIS: chronic immobilization stress.
aStatistically significant difference from the control group.
bStatistically significant difference from the AP39 group.