Healthy follicles

1. Caloric restriction increases healthy follicles in rats.

   “and a larger number of healthy follicles than the NC rats”

   Animalsovary2 monthsfemalesn = 48

   The effects of caloric restriction and a high-fat diet on ovarian lifespan and the expression of SIRT1 and SIRT6 proteins in rats

   Aging clinical and experimental research·14 Apr 2011

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1. Resveratrol increases healthy follicles in rats (51.9 +/- 6.4 vs 26.9 +/- 3.8, p < 0.001).

   “both genistein- and resveratrol-treated rats had more healthy follicles (respectively, 42.8 +/- 3.9, p < 0.05; and 51.9 +/- 6.4, p < 0.001)”

   Animalsintragastric administrationovary4 monthsfemales

   Effects of plant polyphenols on ovarian follicular reserve in aging rats

   Biochemistry and cell biology = Biochimie et biologie cellulaire·1 Aug 2010

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1. Genistein increases healthy follicles in rats (42.8 +/- 3.9 vs 26.9 +/- 3.8, p < 0.05).

   “genistein- and resveratrol-treated rats had more healthy follicles (respectively, 42.8 +/- 3.9, p < 0.05; and 51.9 +/- 6.4, p < 0.001)”

   Animalsintragastric administrationovary4 monthsfemales

   Effects of plant polyphenols on ovarian follicular reserve in aging rats

   Biochemistry and cell biology = Biochimie et biologie cellulaire·1 Aug 2010

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