Table 5.
The mean number of follicles in the ovaries of mice from Negative control (NC), Vitamin D3 vehicle (VDV), Vitamin D3 (VD), MitoQ10 (MQ), Vitamin D3 plus MitoQ10 (V+M) and Positive Control (PC) groups.
| Follicles | NC (Mean ± SD) | VDV (Mean ± SD) | VD (Mean ± SD) | MQ (Mean ± SD) | V + M (Mean ± SD) | PC (Mean ± SD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre antral | 7.8 ± 0.5 | 8.1 ± 0.2# | 8.4 ± 0.4# | 8.2 ± 0.3 | 8.5 ± 0.5# | 8.4 ± 0.6# |
| Antral follicle | 1.8 ± 0.2 | 3.3 ± 0.3∗ | 5.8 ± 0.3∗∗ | 6.2 ± 0.1∗∗ | 8.4 ± 0.4∗∗ | 8.5 ± 0.5∗∗ |
| Atretic follicle | 8.8 ± 0.3 | 9.1 ± 0.4# | 5.1 ± 0.5∗∗ | 6.4 ± 0.4∗∗ | 3.4 ± 0.3∗∗ | 3.0 ± 0.0∗∗ |
| Follicular cyst | 7.2 ± 0.2 | 6.9 ± 0.5# | 4.4 ± 0.2∗∗ | 5.0 ± 0.0∗∗ | 0∗∗ | 0∗∗ |
| Corpus luteum | 0 | 0# | 6.2 ± 0.3∗∗ | 5.9 ± 0.1∗∗ | 8.3 ± 0.4∗∗ | 7.8 ± 0.3∗∗ |
# indicate p > 0.05, ∗ indicates p < 0.05 and ∗∗ indicates p < 0.01 when compared with Negative control (NC) group.