Table 3.
SCF | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oocyte | Granulosa cells | Theca cells | |||||||
2 | 7 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 21 | |
Follicle | dpp | dpp | dpp | dpp | dpp | dpp | dpp | dpp | dpp |
Primordial | +++ | +++ | +/− | − | − | − | / | / | / |
Primary | ++ | ++ | + | − | + | − | / | / | / |
Preantral | / | + | + + | / | + | + | / | − | + |
Early antral | / | / | + | / | / | + | / | / | + |
dpp, days post partum; SCF, stem cell factor; /, not applicable; −, not expressed; +/−, not always expressed; +, weakly positive; ++, moderate; + + +, intense.