Fig. 3

Photomicrograph of mouse ovary. Each column is showing a separate group. A: control, B: sham, C: nicotine, D: nicotine + 0.5 g/kg ginseng and E: nicotine + 1 g/kg ginseng. Each group has 8 mice (n = 8). PA: pre-antral follicle, EA: early antral follicle, LA: late antral follicle, O: oocyte, CL: Corpus luteum, AF: Atretic follicle. In C or the nicotine group, the reduced size of the ovary and elevation of atretic follicles are noted. Treatment with ginseng has improved ovary histology. Hematoxylin & Eosin (100 × , 200 × , and 400 ×)