Table 2.
Effect of NLE (10 mg/g dry feed) oral feeding on the susceptibility of oocytes to undergo apoptosis if cultured in plain medium for 3 h in vitro
| Morphological changes in oocytes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remaining normal oocytes collected from control animals | ||||||
| Total Oocytes | Normal oocytes | Apoptotic oocytes | ||||
| Shrinkage | Cytoplasmic fragmentation | Cytoplasmic granulation | Total apoptotic oocytes | Degeneration | ||
| 167 | 163 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| (100%) | (97.6%) | (1.2%) | (0.6%) | (0.6%) | (2.4%) | (0%) |
| Remaining normal oocytes collected from NLE (10 mg/g dry feed) treated animals | ||||||
| Total Oocytes | Normal oocytes | Apoptotic oocytes | ||||
| Shrinkage | Cytoplasmic fragmentation | Cytoplasmic granulation | Total apoptotic oocytes | Degeneration | ||
| 52 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 17 |
| (100%) | (32.7%) | (13.5%) | (9.6%) | (11.5%) | (34.6%) | (32.7%) |