Effect of direct therapeutic ultrasound exposure of ovaries on histopathology, inflammatory response, and oxidative stress in dogs

Table 2 The results (mean ± standard deviation) and comparison of the histopathology evaluation of dog ovaries during two months after laparotomy of the control group (n = 6), the laparotomy group and exposure of the ovaries for 5 min with ultrasonic waves (n = 10), and the laparotomy group and exposure 10 min of ovaries with ultrasonic waves (n = 7)

Group	Average Cortical Thickness (mm)	Primary follicles/HPF	Secondary Follicles/HPF	Primordial follicles/HPF	Oocyte preservation score (OPS)	Tissue necrosis score (TNS)
Control	0.9 ± 0.19	2.83 ± 1.47	1.33 ± 0.65	9.83 ± 3.27^a	9.67 ± 0.78^a	0 ± 0
T5	0.78 ± 0.30	1.37 ± 0.76	1.37 ± 0.76	7.68 ± 3.15^b	8.32 ± 1.20^b	0.53 ± 2.29
T10	0.88 ± 0.25	1.67 ± 0.49	1.42 ± 0.51	4.92 ± 2.02^c	7.5 ± 0.90^b	0.83 ± 2.89

^abc superscript letter indicate significant difference between groups in each column

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