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Table 1 Experimental groups showing treatment, fixative, embedding material and counting method

From: Comparison of methods for quantifying primordial follicles in the mouse ovary

Group

n ovaries

Treatment

Fixative

Embedding material

Counting method

1

6

Saline

Bouin’s

Resin

Stereology/Direct counts

 

6

Cyclophosphamide

Bouin’s

Resin

Stereology/Direct counts

2

6

Saline

Formalin

Resin

Stereology/Direct counts

 

6

Cyclophosphamide

Formalin

Resin

Stereology/Direct counts

3

5

Saline

Formalin

Paraffin

Stereology/Direct counts

 

6

Cyclophosphamide

Formalin

Paraffin

Stereology/Direct counts

4

6

Saline

Bouin’s

Paraffin

Stereology/Direct counts

 

6

Cyclophosphamide

Bouin’s

Paraffin

Stereology/Direct counts