Table 4.
Effects of AFE on hormone levels and follicles quantity.
| Traits (Mean ± SE) |
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| Group | 1HF (n) | 2SYF (n) | 3E2 (pmol/L) | 4FSH (U/L) | 5LH (ng/L) | 6PRL (ng/L) |
| A | 4.00 ± 0.333b | 12.00 ± 1.838 | 95.12 ± 5.650c | 1.92 ± 0.086 | 44.53 ± 2.022a,b | 44.11 ± 3.353b |
| B | 4.00 ± 0.433b | 10.90 ± 1.418 | 96.19 ± 5.468 | 1.71 ± 0.106 | 49.88 ± 2.623a | 49.04 ± 2.730a,b |
| C | 4.60 ± 0.221b | 11.00 ± 0.683 | 93.39 ± 3.152 | 1.70 ± 0.118 | 49.71 ± 2.312a | 46.53 ± 1.711a,b |
| D | 5.20 ± 0.327a | 10.90 ± 1.069 | 93.08 ± 5.202 | 1.90 ± 0.099 | 50.22 ± 2.146a | 50.34 ± 2.434a,b |
| E | 4.60 ± 0.379b | 12.80 ± 1.162 | 83.55 ± 4.824 | 1.76 ± 0.062 | 46.33 ± 2.694a,b | 53.33 ± 2.276a |
| F | 4.20 ± 0.657b | 11.00 ± 1.807 | 85.83 ± 5.626 | 1.79 ± 0.097 | 41.23 ± 2.825b | 53.79 ± 3.013a |
a,b,cAt the same locus, the difference between groups with different lowercase letters was significant (P < 0.05), the difference between the same letters was not significant (P > 0.05).
1
HF = hierarchical follicles.
2
SYF = small yellow follicles.
3
E2 = estrogen.
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FSH = follicle-stimulating hormone.
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LH = luteinizing hormone.
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PRL = prolactin.