Fig. 7. MPI oocyte stages and folliculogenesis in the ovaries of 18.5 dpc fetuses and 3 dpp pups from control and starved mothers.

a Representative oocyte cytospreads stained for SCP3 (green); nuclei counterstained with Hoechst (blue). b Percentages of oocyte in MPI stages. c Sections of 3 dpp ovaries showing MVH-positive oocytes (green) in cysts (white arrows) or in primordial follicles (white arrowheads). d, e Number of oocytes and percentages of oocyte in cysts or in primordial follicles in 3 dpp ovaries. f, g qRT-PCR and WB of oocyte-specific genes involved in folliculogenesis; n = number of ovaries (d, e) or independent repeats used for the analyses. *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01