Table 3. Effect of dexamethasone on the apoptotic index (AI) of granulosa and luteal cells in the postpartum spiny mouse ovary.
Atretic ovarian follicles |
Apoptotic index (AI) %, (TUNEL assay) | |
---|---|---|
Control | DEX-treated | |
primary | 30.4 ± 0.9 | 23.6 ± 0.7 * |
secondary | 71.5 ± 0.8 | 53.3 ± 0.6 *** |
antral | 63.3 ± 1.4 | 51.0 ± 0.7 ** |
preovulatory | 61.2 ± 1.3 | 50.6 ± 1.0 ** |
regressing luteal cells | 54.8 ± 0.6 | 38.6 ± 0.9 *** |
Values are expressed as mean ± s.e.m. P values were calculated with the Mann Whitney U-test
*p<0.05.
**p<0.01.
***p<0.001.