Table 1. Effects of hCG and/or insulin on the body weight and the weight of reproductive tissues.

	Control#(n = 10)	Insulin#(n = 10)	hCG (n = 10)	Insulin+hCG (n = 10)
BW (kg)	0.248 ± 0.004	0.259 ± 0.005	0.273 ± 0.005a	0.304 ± 0.004a,c,e
Ovaries (g)	0.095 ± 0.003	0.086 ± 0.005	0.232 ± 0.026a,c	0.296 ± 0.019a,c,f
Ovaries/BW (g/kg)	0.383 ± 0.015	0.322 ± 0.018	0.796 ± 0.120a,c	0.961 ± 0.061a,c
Uteri (g)	0.353 ± 0.011	0.388 ± 0.023	0.468 ± 0.033a	0.476 ± 0.013a,d
Uteri/BW (g/kg)	1.424 ± 0.047	1.454 ± 0.081	1.801 ± 0.134b,d	1.555 ± 0.060
n (%)† with normal estrous cycle	10 (100)	10 (100)	0 (0)	0 (0)

Results are presented as means ± SEM. BW, body weight; hCG, human chorionic gonadotropin; #, the diestrus stage; †, Percentages shown are calculated out of the total number of animals.

^ap ＜ 0.01 versus control group.

^bp ＜ 0.05 versus control group.

^cp ＜ 0.01 versus insulin group.

^dp ＜ 0.05 versus insulin group.

^ep ＜ 0.01 versus hCG group.

^fp ＜ 0.05 versus hCG group.