Table 2 The oocyte volumes in antral and Graffian follicles in normal and VRK1-deficient mice with various ages

From: Defective folliculogenesis in female mice lacking Vaccinia-related kinase 1

Oocyte volume (X105 µm3)

 

genotype

6 weeks

16 weeks

43 weeks

antral

Normal

3.37 ± 0.13

2.67 ± 0.16

3.45 ± 0.13

follicles

VRK1−/−

1.97 ± 0.13

1.74 ± 0.08

2.23 ± 0.16

Graffian

Normal

3.28 ± 0.18

3.00 ± 0.20

3.84 ± 0.06

follicles

VRK1−/−

2.07 ± 0.15

1.96 ± 0.19

2.67 ± 0.22

  1. Values are the mean ± SEM for six oocytes.
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