Figure 3.

No significant differences were detected in the size of the central follicle diameter, but there was a significant size increase in the diameter of the peripheral follicle between non-radiated animals and those radiated with repeated exposure. In both cases, central and peripheral follicle diameters are greater with acute than with repeated exposure. Values of (a) central follicle diameter (CFD) and (b) peripheral follicle diameter (PFD) in non-radiated (NO RAD) and radiated (RAD) rats in group C (repeated exposure) and group A (acute single exposure). Asterisk * indicates statistically significant differences between radiated/non-radiated; a, b indicate statistically significant differences between repeated exposure and single exposure rats (p < 0.05, two-way ANOVA, followed by Tukey’s test)