Table 1.

Diameter of nuclei, oocyte and follicle of primordial (n=12/group), primary (n=12/group), secondary (n=12/group) and tertiary (n=12/group) follicles in 12 mo Ames Dwarf and Normal mice.

Category	Normal	Ames Dwarf	P value
Primordial follicle
Nucleus (μm)	2.6 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.2)	0.46
Oocyte (μm)	6.8 (±0.4)	5.5 (±0.3)	0.02
Follicle (μm)	8.8 (±0.2)	7.9 (±0.5)	0.29
Primary follicle
Nucleus (μm)	3.5 (±0.4)	3.0 (±0.2)	0.30
Oocyte (μm)	9.2 (±1.2)	7.5 (±0.5)	0.21
Follicle (μm)	14.0 (±1.5)	11.4 (±0.6)	0.11
Secondary follicle
Nucleus (μm)	6.2 (±0.7)	5.8 (±0.5)	0.70
Oocyte (μm)	19.1 (±1.4)	22.7 (±1.2)	0.17
Follicle (μm)	44.0 (±2.5)	42.0 (±5.3)	0.74
Tertiary follicle
Nucleus (μm)	9.6 (±0.8)	8.8 (±0.5)	0.07
Oocyte (μm)	107.4 (±20.0)	102.6 (±8.3)	0.82
Follicle (μm)	165.7 (±16.4)	147.3 (±6.6)	0.29

Data is presented as mean ± standard error of the mean