Serum Scavenging Capacity and Folliculogenesis Impact following Flaxseed Consumption in the First-Generation Mice Pups

Figure 1

Photomicrographs of representative ovarian sections from the different experimental groups stained by hematoxylin and eosin. (a, b) Control group showing a spongy stroma in the medulla (M) and a cortex rich in small follicles, corpora lutea (CL), and also corpora hemorragica (asterisk) (40× and 100× magnifications). (c, d) The LS500 group with a dense cortex with numerous secondary and tertiary follicles and corpora lutea (CL) (40× and 100× magnifications); AF, antral follicles. (e, f) The LS1000 group showing numerous secondary and antral follicles, with visible cumulus-oocyte complexes inside the antral cavity (40× and 100× magnifications). (g, h) The LE500 group with growing and antral follicles (AF), corpora lutea (CL), and numerous atretic follicles (AtF) (40× and 100× magnifications). (i, j) LE1000 with numerous growing and antral follicles (AF) and corpora lutea (CL) (40× and 100× magnifications).

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