Plates 7 A and B. Ovarian section of rats treated with 7 mg/kg/body weight of dexamethasone stained with H/E X100 and X400. Degenerating follicles, with oocyte cell death, Cyst (C) formation within a corpus Luteum (CL) and vacuolation of the ovarian cortex. It also shows an obvious reduction in the number of follicles and corpora luteal, this characterizes ovarian atrophy.