Table 2.
Distribution of SOFs and MOFs during the follicle development
| Genotype | Age weeks | Number of ovary | Type of follicle |
Number of follicle per ovary by stages (%) |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | Secondary | Antral | Atretic | ||||
|
Wild-type |
5 |
8 |
SOF |
88.8 ± 20.3 (28.4) |
128.8 ± 35.9 (41.2) |
31.3 ± 11.6 (10.0) |
63.8 ± 26.1 (20.4) |
| |
|
|
MOF |
1.3 ± 3.5 (50) |
1.3 ± 3.5 (50) |
- |
- |
| |
10 |
7 |
SOF |
92.9 ± 32.6 (22.7) |
138.6 ± 37.2 (33.9) |
45.7 ± 22.2 (11.2) |
131.4 ± 33.9 (32.2) |
| |
|
|
MOF |
- |
1.4 ± 3.8 (100) |
- |
- |
| |
20 |
8 |
SOF |
33.8 ± 18.4 (17.1) |
55.0 ± 20. (27.8)1 |
20.0 ± 9.5 (10.1) |
88.75 ± 27.3 (44.9) |
| |
|
|
MOF |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
AQP8-null |
5 |
6 |
SOF |
85.0 ± 25.8 (25.2) |
146.7 ± 44.3 (43.6) |
31.7 ± 13.5 (9.4) |
73.3 ± 21.4 (21.8) |
| |
|
|
MOF |
3.3 ± 5.2 (12.5) |
13.3 ± 8.2 (50) |
5.0 ± 5.5 (18.8) |
5.0 ± 5.5 (18.8) |
| |
10 |
5 |
SOF |
94.0 ± 27.4 (23.6) |
170.0 ± 51.7 (42.7) |
40.0 ± 14.8 (10.1) |
94.0 ± 20.0 (23.6) |
| |
|
|
MOF |
2.0 ± 4.5 (14.3) |
6.0 ± 8.9 (42.9) |
2.0 ± 4.5 (14.3) |
4.0 ± 5.5 (28.6) |
| |
20 |
6 |
SOF |
40.0 ± 15.5 (20.9) |
66.7 ± 24.1 (34.8) |
16.7 ± 7.4 (8.7) |
68.3 ± 26.8 (35.7) |
| MOF | - | 1.7 ± 4.1 (50) | - | 1.7 ± 4.1 (50) | |||
SOF single-oocyte follicle, MOF multi-oocyte follicle.