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Table 2 Effects of Tualang honey on the follicular ovarian development after 6 weeks of administration

From: Protective effect of Tualang honey against cadmium-induced morphological abnormalities and oxidative stress in the ovary of rats

Group

Primordial follicle

Primary follicle

Secondary follicle

Antral follicle

Corpora luteum

Atretic follicle

NC

6.00 ± 0.99

4.71 ± 0.54

4.16 ± 0.18

7.00 ± 0.55bbb

8.67 ± 1.03

9.43 ± 0.71bb

CD

4.50 ± 0.87

3.81 ± 0.39

3.95 ± 0.38

9.93 ± 0.50aaa,c,dd

7.95 ± 0.97

12.51 ± 0.83aa,dd

TH

5.00 ± 0.57

4.02 ± 0.44

4.00 ± 0.39

8.16 ± 0.55b

8.19 ± 0.89

11.00 ± 0.79

THC

5.90 ± 0.91

4.40 ± 0.48

4.14 ± 0.16

7.71 ± 0.37bb

8.19 ± 0.88

9.26 ± 0.86bb

  1. Data are expressed as mean ± SEM
  2. 1) aaP < 0.01 and aaaP < 0.001 vs. NC
  3. 2) bP < 0.05, bbP < 0.01 and bbbP < 0.001 vs. CD
  4. 3) cP < 0.05 vs. TH
  5. 4) ddP < 0.01 vs. THC
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BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies

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