Fig. 1From: Growth hormone treatment improves the development of follicles and oocytes in prepubertal lambsSchematic diagram illustrating the experiments for GH treatment and superovulation of lambs. a Long GH treatment. The lambs were treated with a total of 50Â mg (high dose) or 25Â mg (low dose) of GH for 5 days. b. Short GH treatment. The lambs were treated with a total of 50Â mg (high dose) or 20Â mg (low dose) of GH for 2 days. c Comparison of long and short GH treatment. The lambs were treated with a total of 50Â mg of GH for 5 days (long treatment) or 2 days (short treatment). Saline injections were used as controls. Superovulation was induced with injection of eCG and FSH.Back to article page