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. 2014 Oct 16;9(10):e110683. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0110683

Table 1. Ovarian and follicle phenotypic measurements for Low A4 and High A4 cows.

Item Low A41 High A42 SEM P-value
Follicle aspirations3
n 11 15
Follicle diameter, mm 13.38 13.27 1.18 0.90
Follicular fluid, mL 1.57 0.98 0.41 0.08
Ovariectomies4
n 28 36
Follicle diameter, mm 14.21 15.01 0.75 0.30
Follicular fluid, mL 1.09 1.33 0.10 0.07
Theca cell weight, g 0.07 0.08 0.01 0.23
Granulosa cell weight, g 0.08 0.06 0.01 0.24
Theca:Granulosa weight 1.20 1.83 0.30 0.05
Ovarian area, mm2 629 684 46 0.25
Ovarian weight, g 7.27 8.13 0.72 0.29
Surface AFC5 53 46 4 0.19
Ultrasound AFC5 28 31 2 0.26
Ovarian area, mm2 629 684 46 0.25
1

Dominant follicle follicular fluid A4 concentration of <20 ng/mL.

2

Dominant follicle follicular fluid A4 concentration of >40 ng/mL.

3

Follicle aspirations were taken 12–48 hours after two injections of Prostaglandin F2alpha (PG).

4

Ovariectomies were conducted after modified cosynch protocol 36 hours after PG.

5

Where AFC = antral follicle count.