Table II.
Effect of postnatal stress (maternal separation stress) and Iranian propolis extract on the average number of ovarian atretic follicles in the rat neonates
| Variables |
Atretic ovarian follicles
(n) |
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Categories | Primary follicle | Secondary follicle | Antral follicles |
| Control | 12.3± 1.12 * | 8.4 ± .056 ** | 3.8 ± .058 ** |
| Sham | 11.25 ± 0.92 ** | 7.8 ±.064 ** | 4.2 ± .059 * |
| Stress +Saline | 21.4± 0.86 | 16.6 ±.048 | 8.75 ± .089 |
| Stress + Propolis 50 | 18.3 ± 0.67 | 13.25 ±.046 | 7.44± .047 |
| Stress + Propolis 100 | 14.75 ± 0.74 # | 10.8 ± .067 * | 5.2± .01.05 # |
| Stress + Propolis 200 | 11.75 ±0.64 ** | 8.25 ±.064 ** | 3.4 ± .076 ** |
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.