Fig. 3From: Prolonged hypothyroidism severely reduces ovarian follicular reserve in adult ratsEffects of mild hypothyroidism on ovarian follicle numbers in euthyroid control rats (open bars) and hypothyroid rats (filled bars). Total number of ovarian primordial (a), primary (b), preantral (c), antral follicles (d), total ovarian number of corpora lutea (CLs) (e) and percentage of atretic follicles (f). Values represent mean ± SEM; n = 4. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01Back to article page