Table 1

Number of COCs per ovary in control rats primed with eCG at different ages.
Age (days) at eCG treatment	Total COCs	COCs located in

		Corpus luteum	Interstitium	Ovarian Bursa	Oviduct

21	42.5 ± 8.72	22.5 ± 4.32	3.17 ± 1.47	0.67 ± 0.42	16.2 ± 6.93
23	58.4 ± 4.74	18.8 ± 0.70	3.20 ± 1.74	2.40 ± 0.51	34.0 ± 6.54
25	38.6 ± 3.76	0.6 ± 0.60^a,b	--	--	37.4 ± 3.20

Values are the mean ± SEM for n = 5. ANOVA and Student-Newman-Keuls multiple range test. ^ap < 0.05 vs 21 days. ^bp < 0.05 vs 23 days
Gaytan et al. Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2004 2:63 doi:10.1186/1477-7827-2-63