Table I.
Effect of postnatal stress (maternal separation stress) and Iranian propolis extract on the number and diameter of oocytes and the number of different kinds of ovarian follicles in the rat neonates
| Variables |
Normal follicles in the ovaries (n)
|
Number of oocytes (at level) | Diameter of the oocyte (micrometer) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Groups | Primordial follicles | Primary follicle | Secondary follicle | Antral follicles | ||
| Control | 119.7 ± 7.05 | 40.5 ± 2.96 ** | 11.4± 1.19 ** | 9.7 ± 1.32 # | 153.25 ±23.63 # | 22.25 ±2.6 |
| Sham | 116.6 ± 6.15 | 38.7 ± 5.67 ** | 9 ± 1.27 * | 8.6 ± 1.21 | 164.25 ± 26.19 * | 21.5 ±1.75 |
| Stress+ Saline | 67.2 ± 4.38 | 12 ± 1.24 | 3.5 ± 0.40 | 5.1 ± .060 | 71.75 ± 16.45 | 15.25 ± 1.6 |
| Stress + Propolis 50 | 82.7 ± 4.18 | 31.8 ± 4.98 * | 9.5± 1.1 * | 8.5 ± 1.30 | 119.75 ±16.66 | 19.5 ± 2.03 |
| Stress + Propolis 100 | 120.8 ± 7.52 # | 33.1± 3.14 * | 11 ±1.01 ** | 8.1 ±.085 | 140 ±21.32 # | 24.5 ± 2.1 # |
| Stress + Propolis 200 | 124.8 ±8.97 * | 42.6 ± 1.33 ** | 12 ±.097 ** | 9.9± 1.20 # | 166.75 ± 25.56 * | 25.25 ± 2.15 * |
All data are presented as Mean ± SEM.
#
: The difference between the desired group and the stress group is significant at p<0.05 level.
*
: The difference between the desired group and the stress group is significant at p<0.01 level.
**
: The difference between the desired group and the stress group is significant at p<0.001 level. Different as judged by Tukey–Kramer post-hoc tests.