Table 3.
Effects of flavonoid (QT and TF) on cumulus cell steroidogensesis
| Treatment | Estradiol (pg/mL) | Progesterone (ng/mL) | ||
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| 22 h | 44 h | 22 h | 44 h | |
| Control | 1,326.5 | 1,161.7 | 85.0 | 323.7 |
| QT | 1,206.3 | 1,144.3 | 80.7 | 295.3 |
| TF | 1,223.8 | 1,168.0 | 75.8 | 395.2 |
QT, quercetin; TF, taxifolin; E2, estradiol-17β; P4, progesterone.
E2 and P4 production by cumulus cells after 22 and 44 h of in vitro maturation of oocytes in absence (control) or in presence of 1 μg/mL QT or 1 μg/mL TF. Data represent mean of at least four replicates.