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. 2012 Oct-Dec;13(4):193–203.

Table 2.

The percentage of atretic follicles in different sizes with dissociated and floating granulosa cells after bilateral uterine artery ligation

Dissociated granulosa cells (%)

Follicles (µm) Control-sham 23 days after BUAL 43 days after BUAL 63 days after BUAL
<100 24.92±0.40a 26.40±0.46b 30.79±0.55c 32.76±0.71d
101-200 15.16±0.67a 17.72±0.50b 20.44±0.63 c 24.14±0.62d
201-300 18.62±0.59a 16.85±0.76b,d 15.33±0.57c 17.35±0.67d
301-400 12.33±0.43a 12.09±0.52a 10.82±0.38b 13.53±0.46c
>400 0.50±0.03 No follicles were observed in this size

Floating granulosa cells (%)

<100 00.00±00.00a 1.98±0.23b 2.53±0.30c 3.98±0.42d
101-200 20.84±0.43a 22.39±0.59b 24.38±0.61c,d 25.66±0.67d
201-300 24.07±0.40a 24.27±0.44a 26.18±0.46b 29.55±0.97c
301-400 26.44±0.40a 27.69±0.90a 29.14±0.28b 32.52±1.62c
>400 1.10±0.02 No follicles were observed in this size

BUAL: Bilateral Uterine Artery Ligation.

a-d

numbers with different superscript letters in each row differ significantly, p<0.05