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Middle East Fertility Society Journal

Table 4 The effect of MEPO on the estrous cycle of adult female Wistar rats

From: The fertility assessment of normal cyclic Wistar rats following the administration of methanolic extract of Portulaca oleracea: an experimental study

Groups

R1

R2

R3

D1

D2

D3

D4

D1

D2

D3

D4

D1

D2

D3

D4

A

Pre

E

M

M

D

E

M

D

D

D

P

P

E

Post

M

D

P

E

M

E

E

M

E

M

P

M

B

Pre

P

E

E

M

D

P

E

M

P

M

M

D

Post

M

M

M

P

M

M

D

M

M

P

E

P

C

Pre

E

M

M

D

D

P

E

M

M

M

M

P

Post

M

M

M

M

M

M

M

P

D

P

P

E

  1. R1 first Wistar rat, R2 second Wistar rat, R3 third Wistar rat, Pre pre-administration, Post post-administration, P Proestrus, E estrous, M Metestrus, D Diestrus, D1 first day, D2 second day, D3 third day. Red color shows phases of estrous cycle arrest across different animals in the study groups. A—control group, given distilled water only; B—administered 400 mg/kg MEPO only; C—administered 800 mg/kg MEPO only
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