TABLE 1.

Relative abundances of NLRP3 in the ovary during follicular development induced by PMSG.

	Staining intensity
Follicular development	PMSG-0 h	PMSG-24 h	PMSG-52 h
Oocyte
Primordial	−	NA	NA
Primary	−	−	+
Secondary	−	+	+
Tertiary	NA	NA	+
Granulosa cells
Primordial	−	NA	NA
Primary	−	−	−
Secondary	−	−	−
Tertiary	NA	NA	−
Theca cells
Secondary	+	+	+
Tertiary	NA	NA	+
Endothelial cells	+	+	++
Follicular fluid	−	−	+++

−, no staining detected; +, weak; ++, moderate; +++, strong; NA, not available.