Table 3.

Effects of licorice extract on the atretic follicles number in PCOS-induced mice

Groups	Primordial follicles	Primary follicles	Preantral follicles	Antral follicles
Group I	14.66 $\pm$ 1.52	37.66 $\pm$ 1.52	9.66 $\pm$ 2.51	5.33 $\pm$ 0.57
Group II	22.00 $\pm$ 2.64${}^{a*}$	49.66 $\pm$ 1.52${}^{a**}$	14.33 $\pm$ 1.52	2.66 $\pm$ 1.15
Group III	23.33 $\pm$ 2.51${}^{b**}$	32.66 $\pm$ 2.51${}^{b***}$	8.00 $\pm$ 1.73${}^{b*}$	4.33 $\pm$ 1.52
Group IV	21.33 $\pm$ 2.08${}^{b*}$	32.33 $\pm$ 3.78${}^{b***}$	8.33 $\pm$ 2.51${}^{b*}$	2.66 $\pm$ 1.52
Data presented as Mean $\pm$ SD. one-way ANOVA test, *, **, *** Significant difference between the PCOS and other groups at p $<$ 0.05, p $<$ 0.01, and p $<$ 0.001 level respectively; ${}^a$Significant difference compared to the control group; ${}^b$Significant difference compared to the PCOS group