Natural and radiation-induced degeneration of primordial and primary follicles in mouse ovary.
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The present study deals with the morphological changes of the degenerating primordial and primary follicles induced by gamma-radiation. Prepubertal female mice of 3 weeks old ICR strain were gamma-irradiated with the dose of LD(80(30)) (8.3 Gy). The ovaries were collected at 3, 6 and 12 h after irradiation. The largest cross-sections were prepared by histological semithin sections for microscopical observations. The ratio (%) of normal to atretic follicles decreased with time after the irradiation in primordial follicles and in primary follicles as well. At 6 h after irradiation, the number of degenerated primordial follicles increased. Germinal vesicles disappeared and lipid droplets increased in number. Granulosa cells became round in shape and apoptotic cells started to appear. The ooplasmic membrane was not recognizable. The ratio of normal to atretic primordial follicles in the control group was 62.5. Then it became lower with time after the irradiation. It went down to 51.6, 49.0, 11.1 and 7.1 at 0, 3, 6 and 12 h, respectively. The ratio of normal to atretic primary follicles in the control mouse ovary was 81.3. It was 80.0, 75.0, 45.5 and 33. 3 at 0, 3, 6 and 12 h after irradiation, respectively. It is concluded that the ionizing radiation acutely induces the degeneration of primordial and primary follicles. The pattern of degeneration is one of the following: (1) apoptosis of one or more granulosa cells with a relatively intact oocyte, (2) apoptosis of an oocyte with intact follicle cells, or (3) apoptotic degenerations of both kinds of cells. These results can provide morphological clues for the identification of the degenerating primordial and primary follicles in normal and irradiated mouse ovaries.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Animal reproduction science
دوره 59 1-2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2000