TABLE 2.
Number and percentage of the follicles in different development stages and corpus luteum.
| Control | DHEA (3 weeks) | DHEA (7 weeks) | DHEA + BHG (0.75 g/kg) | DHEA + BHG (1.49 g/kg) | DHEA + BHG (2.99 g/kg) | DHEA + KW (0.46 g/kg) | DHEA + KW (0.91 g/kg) | DHEA + KW (1.82 g/kg) | ||||||||||
| Number | Per-centage | Number | Per-centage | Number | Per-centage | Number | Per-centage | Number | Per-centage | Number | Per-centage | Number | Per-centage | Number | Per-centage | Number | Per-centage | |
| Primordial follicle | 183.67 ± 6.27 | 48.23 ± 0.8 | 142.67 ± 13.13 | 39.33 ± 1.45* | 144 ± 0.8 | 42 ± 1.73* | 151.33 ± 9.86 | 43.67 ± 0.88 | 162.67 ± 10.78 | 43.17 ± 0.60 | 140.67 ± 8.63 | 39.67 ± 0.67 | 147.67 ± 5.84 | 38.67 ± 0.88 | 148.67 ± 9.29 | 40 ± 0.58 | 156.33 ± 9.74 | 42 ± 0.58 |
| Primary follicle | 118 ± 3.28 | 31.03 ± 0.32 | 134.33 ± 4.8 | 37.2 ± 0.71* | 119.33 ± 5.76 | 34.67 ± 0.33* | 107.67 ± 7.28 | 31.13 ± 1.07#† | 109.33 ± 4.4 | 29 ± 0.58#† | 113.67 ± 7.98 | 32 ± 0.58# | 121.33 ± 7.11 | 31.67 ± 0.48# | 118 ± 6.6 | 31.73 ± 0.48# | 113 ± 7.06 | 30.4 ± 0.70#† |
| Secondary follicle | 18.67 ± 1.21 | 4.93 ± 0.23 | 22.33 ± 1.29 | 6.23 ± 0.18 | 21 ± 2.08 | 6.13 ± 0.37 | 18 ± 0.72 | 5.17 ± 0.22 | 22.67 ± 2.01 | 6.03 ± 0.26 | 17.67 ± 2.06 | 5.03 ± 0.26 | 20 ± 0.39 | 5.19 ± 0.24 | 18.67 ± 0.75 | 5.07 ± 0.18 | 21.67 ± 0.99 | 5.79 ± 0.27 |
| Antral follicle | 48.67 ± 2.43 | 12.8 ± 0.42 | 31.67 ± 1.82 | 8.77 ± 0.12* | 30 ± 1.78 | 8.73 ± 0.15* | 42.67 ± 1.38 | 12.33 ± 0.44#† | 49.67 ± 5.33 | 13.17 ± 1.17#† | 43.67 ± 4.90 | 12.38 ± 0.61#† | 45 ± 0.43 | 11.67 ± 0.35#† | 45.67 ± 3.2 | 12.27 ± 0.15#† | 49.33 ± 3.08 | 13.27 ± 0.37#† |
| Cystic follicle | 5.67 ± 0.19 | 1.45 ± 0.03 | 24.67 ± 1 | 6.8 ± 0.42* | 24.33 ± 1.62 | 7.07 ± 0.29* | 16 ± 1.21 | 4.6 ± 0.1#† | 16.33 ± 1.76 | 4.3 ± 0.25#† | 18.33 ± 2.09 | 5.2 ± 0.36† | 20 ± 1.45 | 5.2 ± 0.36† | 17.33 ± 2.1 | 4.6 ± 0.23#† | 18 ± 2.2 | 4.9 ± 0.38#† |
| Total count | 380.67 ± 6.74 | 361.67 ± 19.77 | 344 ± 15.72 | 346.67 ± 18.59 | 376.67 ± 20 | 355 ± 22.14 | 382.67 ± 14.75 | 372.33 ± 26.6 | 371.67 ± 20.92 | |||||||||
| Corpus luteum | 68.67 ± 1.76 | 26.67 ± 0.88* | 23 ± 1.15* | 48 ± 1.73#† | 49 ± 2.4#† | 39.33 ± 2.4#† | 48.67 ± 1.67#† | 47.67 ± 4.26#† | 40.33 ± 1.86#† | |||||||||
Statistical result of the number and percentage of the follicles in different development stages and corpus luteum in various groups. Results are presented as mean ± SE. *P < 0.05 vs. Control group; #P < 0.05 vs. DHEA (3 weeks) group; †P < 0.05 vs. DHEA (7 weeks) group, n = 15.