Table 4 Histomorphometrical analysis of the ovarian tissues of the F1-female offspring of control parents, obese fathers, obese mothers and obese parents.

From: Maternal and paternal obesity differentially reprogram the ovarian mitochondrial biogenesis of F1 female rats

Groups

F1-CP

F1-OF

F1-OM

F1-OP

Primordial follicles (n/mm2)

18 ± 3

19 ± 4

15 ± 2

13ab ± 4

Primary follicles (n/mm2)

13 ± 3

12 ± 3

8ab ± 2

6ab ± 2

Secondary follicles (n/mm2)

7 ± 2

6 ± 2

4a ± 2

2ab ± 1

Antral follicles (n/mm2)

6 ± 2

5 ± 2

3ab ± 1

2ab ± 1

Atretic follicles (n/mm2)

2 ± 1

3 ± 1

3a ± 1

5ab ± 1

Cystic follicles (n/mm2)

0 ± 0

0 ± 0

1 ± 1

3abc ± 1

  1. Data are presented as Mean ± SD and n = 8.
  2. F1 first generation female offspring, CP control parents, OF obese father, OM obese mother, OP obese parents.
  3. aSignificantly different compared with offspring of control parents, bsignificantly different compared with offspring of obese fathers, csignificantly different compared with offspring of obese mothers by ANOVA followed by Post Hoc test (Tukey), at P < 0.05.
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