Figure 6.
DHT-induced circular and constricted mitochondrial appearance were reduced by gonadotropin. (A, i–iii) Representative examples of mitochondrial phenotypes (rod-shaped, circular, constricted or connected appearance) in transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images. (B) After 1-month DHT implantation (83 μg/d) and 48 h following eCG (20 IU i.p./rat), TEM images of whole ovaries from each treatment group were captured and mitochondrial morphology was assessed. A minimum of 275 mitochondria was assessed per treatment group. Data are presented as mean ± SEM of three replicate experiments, and analyzed by two-way ANOVA and Bonferroni post hoc test. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001 vs. CTL; #P < 0.05, ###P < 0.001 vs. DHT; +P < 0.05, +++P < 0.001 vs. eCG. Scale bar = 500 nm.