Table 1.
Experimental design
| Treatments | SC injection | PO administration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CTRL | Sesame oil | Saline solution | ||
| DHEA | DHEA (1.2 mg) | Saline solution | ||
| DHEA+rhFSH | DHEA (1.2 mg) | rhFSH | ||
| 1st week | 2nd week | 3rd week | ||
| 0.02 IU | 0.03 IU | 0.04 IU | ||
Daily sub-cutaneous (SC) injection and per os (PO) administration for each experimental group composed of 8 mice. The total volume for both the SC injection and the PO administration is 0.1 ml of sesame oil or of saline solution respectively. The treatment continued for 20 consecutive days