a GV oocytes from Bnc1+/+ (n = 9) and Bnc1tr/tr (n = 9) mice at 4 weeks old (p value = 0.0032). b GV oocytes from Bnc1+/+ (n = 3) and Bnc1tr/tr (n = 3) mice at 12 weeks old (p value=0.4909). c Comparison of the numbers of primordial follicles (PrFs) of mice (n = 3) at PD1 (p value = 0.6174). d Comparison of the numbers of PrFs, primary follicles (PFs), secondary follicles (SFs) and antral follicles (AFs) of mice (n = 3) at 3 weeks old (p value = 0.0093 for PrFs, p value = 0.0903 for PFs, p value = 0.9641 for SFs, p value = 0.0804 for AFs). e Comparison of the follicle numbers of mice (n = 3) at 4 weeks old (p value = 0.0183 for PrFs, p value = 0.8694 for PFs, p value = 0.0769 for SFs, p value = 0.1996 for AFs, p value = 0.3926 for AtFs). f Comparison of the follicle numbers of mice (n = 4 for Bnc1+/+, n = 3 for Bnc1tr/tr) at 12 weeks old (p value = 0.0211 for PrFs, p value = 0.0910 for PFs, p value = 0.0560 for SFs, p value = 0.0571 for Afs, p value = 0.0021 for AtFs). g Comparison of the follicle numbers of mice (n = 3) at 16 weeks old (p value = 0.01810 for PrFs, p value = 0.2460 for PFs, p value = 0.1346 for SFs, p value = 0.2720 for AFs, p value = 0.0077 for AtFs). Scale bar = 500 μm. h Comparison of the growing follicle numbers of mice (n = 3) at 3, 4, 12, and 16 weeks old (p value = 0.3265 for 3 weeks old, p value = 0.6693 for 4 weeks old, p value = 0.0750 for 12 weeks old, p value = 0.1923 for 16 weeks old). i Comparison of the ratios of growing follicle numbers to PrFs of mice (n ≥ 3) at 3, 4, 12, and 16 weeks old (p value = 0.1352 for 3 weeks old, p value = 0.0341 for 4 weeks old, p value = 0.0592 for 12 weeks old, p value = 0.0040 for 16 weeks old). The error bars indicate the mean values ± SDs, unpaired t test, two-tailed, *p value < 0.05, **p value < 0.01 and ***p value < 0.001. Source data are provided as a Source Data file.