Fig. 4From: Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels improves metabolic and ovarian parameters in female obese rats with malfunctioning hypothalamus-pituitary-gonadal axisHESc promoted increased follicular production and restores follicle health in MSG-obese rats. At the end of treatment, the ovaries were removed, cleaned, fixed in 4% paraformaldehyde and submitted to histological material preparation procedure. The follicular rate per section was measured. a: follicles per section of each follicle type. b: number of healthy primary, secondary and antral follicles per section, respectively. Values are expressed as mean ± S.E.M., n = 7–9 (p < 0.05). a: vs CTRL; b: vs MSG; c: vs MSG-SyzBack to article page