Table 1. Animal and ovarian tissue characteristics.
| n | Young CON | Young CR | Old CON | Old CR | ||
| 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | |||
| Age at necropsy, years | ||||||
| Mean ± S.D. | 12.3 ± 1.5 | 13.0 ± 0.0 | ns | 24.0 ± 2.5 | 23.7 ± 2.6 | ns |
| Range | (10–13) | (13–13) | p = 0.36 | (19–26) | (20–26) | p = 0.86 |
| Menstrual cyclicity | 4/4 Regular | 4/4 Regular | ns | 1/8 Regular | ns | |
| p > 0.99 | 5/8 Irregular | 4/5 Irregular | p = 0.67 | |||
| 2/8 Non-cycling | 1/5 Non-cycling | |||||
| Ovary weight, mg | ||||||
| Mean ± S.D. | 383.0 ± 130.1 | 379.8 ± 143.4 | ns | 243.6 ± 94.2 | 159.6 ± 62.9 | ns |
| Range | (314–578) | (205–554) | p = 0.97 | (145 - 377) | (72–226) | p = 0.11 |
| Histologic slides generated, number | ||||||
| Mean ± S.D. | 442.5 ± 115.6 | 347.5 ± 88.5 | ns | 270.0 ± 77.1 | 278.0 ± 70.9 | ns |
| Range | (320–560) | (220–420) | p = 0.24 | (190–430) | (160–340) | p = 0.85 |