Research Article

Follicular Development and Secretion of Ovarian Hormones during the Juvenile and Adult Reproductive Lives of the Myelin Mutant taiep Rat: An Animal Model of Demyelinating Diseases

Table 1

Classification of follicles in the base of morphological criteria.

InitialsFollicleGranulosa layer thickness (μm)Follicular diameter (μm)Ideal morphology

PPrimary<20<100
SASecondary A20–30100–150
SBSecondary B30–40150–200
PAPreantral A40–60200–300
PBPreantral B60–80300–400
AAAntral A60–90400–500
ABAntral B60–100>500