Table 2 Mean (±SEM) number of DβH-, NPY-, SOM- and GAL-IR nerve fibres in the ovaries of gilts

Cortex

Groundplexus

14.33 ± 1.93^a,b

5.91 ± 0.33^a,x

4.75 ± 0.38^a

1.61 ± 0.05^a,c

4.33 ± 0.17^a

1.62 ± 0.02^a,b,x

1.6 ± 0.48^a

0 ± 0^a,b

Primordial

1.16 ± 0.2^c

0.9 ± 0.07^b

0.66 ± 0.22^b

0.25 ± 0.06^a

0.33 ± 0.22^b

0 ± 0^c

0.5 ± 0.19^a,b

0.1 ± 0.03^a,b

Primary

2.44 ± 0.29^c

1.8 ± 0.14^b

0.33 ± 0.22^b

0.35 ± 0.19^a

0 ± 0^b

0.91 ± 0.05^b,c

0 ± 0^b

0 ± 0^a,b

Secondary

3.72 ± 0.27^c

6.31 ± 0.15^a

1.8 ± 0.6^b,c

2.27 ± 0.05^c,d

1.4 ± 0.25^c

2.03 ± 0.07^a

0.4 ± 0.16^a,b

0 ± 0^a,b

- up to 3

11.2 ± 1.2^a

4.12 ± 0.33^a,b,x

2.5 ± 0.02^c

1.12 ± 0.05^a,d

3.25 ± 0.31^d

2.16 ± 0.25^a

1.33 ± 0.68^a

2.82 ± 0.54^c

- 4–6

16.8 ± 0.17^b

5.73 ± 0.33^a,x

4.25 ± 0.51^a

2.28 ± 0.35^c,d

3 ± 0.7^d

1.58 ± 0.21^a,b

2.75 ± 0.37^c

2.9 ± 0.29^c

- 7–10

24.75 ± 1.21^d

l.s.

7.25 ± 0.37^d

l.s.

4.33 ± 0.29^a

l.s.

3.5 ± 0.32^c

l.s.

Arteries

7.33 ± 0.59^e

2.1 ± 0.06^b,x

5 ± 0.68^a

6 ± 0.05^b

0.5 ± 0.19^b,c

0.1 ± 0.06^c

1 ± 0.27^a,b

0.6 ± 0.03^a

Veins

4.14 ± 0.34^c,e

1.35 ± 0.05^b

5 ± 0.28^a

2.1 ± 0.08^c,d

1.5 ± 0.32^c

0.5 ± 0.05^c

1.33 ± 0.22^a

0.41 ± 0.04^a,b

Interstitial gland

3.66 ± 0.4^c

2.53 ± 0.33^a,b

0.6 ± 0.22^b

1.59 ± 0.06^a,d

0 ± 0^b

0 ± 0^c

0 ± 0^b

0 ± 0^b

Medulla

Ground plexus

8 ± 0.33^a

3.15 ± 0.08^x

5.66 ± 0.17^a

1.92 ± 0.06^a,x

2.75 ± 0.31^a,b

0.79 ± 0.01

1.8 ± 0.33^a

1.6 ± 0.16^a

Arteries

2 ± 0.5^b

4.3 ± 0.06^x

3.25 ± 0.3^b

1.12 ± 0.07^a

3 ± 0.8^a

0.8 ± 0.05

1.6 ± 0.3^a

0.5 ± 0.08^b

Veins

8.6 ± 0.5^a

3.17 ± 0.1^x

4.5 ± 0.42^c

3.36 ± 0.15^b

1.6 ± 0.4^b

1.9 ± 0.32

0.4 ± 0.16^b

0 ± 0^b