Table 3

Table 3. Mean ± SD of the number of primordial, primary, secondary, antral, atretic follicles and corpus luteum of rats in different groups
Groups	Parameter
Groups	Primordial	Primary	Secondary	Antral	Atretic	Corpus luteum
Group A	1.35±2.4	2.24±1.6	4.45±0.7^a	0.38±1.7^a	1.45±0.5^a	8.4±1.1^a
Group B	1.12±2.0	2.11±1.4	2.61±2.0^a	0.11±2.1^a	2.87±0.7^a	5.22±1.1^a,b,c,d
Group C	1.14±1.1	2.12±1.2	4.32±2.1	0.25±0.9	1.90±1.2	7.71±2.1^b
Group D	1.27±0.6	2.17±1.5	4.5±0.3	0.29±1.3	0.98±1.3	7.98±0.9^c
Group E	1.20±1.5	2.16±0.5	4.37±2.1	0.30±0.7	1.39±1.4	8.05±0.7^d
Same superscript in each column indicate significant differences at p<0.05. Group (A) which served as the control group and received a daily oral gavage normal saline Group (B) diabetic rats, which received streptozotocin. Group (C) diabetic rats were administered P. atlantica extract (200 mg/kg) daily by gavage. Group (D) non-diabetic rats received similar doses of P. atlantica extract alone. Group (E) diabetic rats were administered glibenclamide (200 mg/kg) daily by gavage.