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Table 1 The median (95% confidence interval) combined number of small follicles in both ovarian cortices of African elephant fetuses and prepubertal calves

From: Growth and development of the ovary and small follicle pool from mid fetal life to pre-puberty in the African elephant (Loxodonta africana)

Age group

Age (years)

n

Type of small follicle

Early primary

True primary

All

0

-0.6 to –0.16a

6

1336570 (596440–1957260)b

37506 (13390–62875)

1348101 (609623–2123103)b

1

0.16–2

9

627680 (433039–1181875)

31298 (12827–52498)b

658978 (445867–1216548)

2

2.5–4.5

9

523065 (359989–664542)cd

45268 (19857–95113)

561023 (373157–759654)cd

3

4.5–9

11

1093978 (463416–1530106)e

76118 (43085–88172)c

1180948 (482007–1575054)e

  1. a Ages below zero refer to fetuses and indicate the fractions of a year before birth.
  2. b,c,d,e Within a column, medians marked with b differ from those marked with c and those marked with d differ from those marked with e (P < 0.05).