Table 2 Mean ± SEM number of primordial, primary, secondary, tertiary, graffian, cystic, atretic follicle and corpus luteum (5 sections per ovary) in control, PCOS, PCOS + Metformin and PCOS +Quercetin treated adult female rats after 21 days of treatment

7.80 ± 0.80

7.33 ± 0.38

8.14 ± 0.47

7.85 ± 0.42

6.80 ± 0.33

5.50 ± 0.20

6.85 ± 0.40 ^b*

6.90 ± 0.31 ^b*

2.00 ± 0.89

0.60 ± 0.15 ^a*

2.14 ± 0.24 ^b**

2.00 ± 0.53 ^b*

1.61 ± 0.22

0.16 ± 0.15 ^a***

1.30 ± 0.17 ^b**

1.28 ± 0.17 ^b**

1.00 ± 0.63

0.16 ± 0.15

0.71 ± 0.17

0.85 ± 0.13

0 ± 0

11.33 ± 0.45 ^a***

1.57 ± 0.18 ^a**b***

1.60 ± 0.20 ^a**b***

2.80 ± 0.33

8.00 ± 1.82 ^a***

3.28 ± 0.26 ^b***

3.00 ± 0.20 ^b***

3.60 ± 0.35

1.66 ± 0.20 ^a***

3.57 ± 0.18 ^b***

3.43 ± 0.18 ^b***