08 July 2020>: Animal Study
Letrozole Rat Model Mimics Human Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome and Changes in Insulin Signal Pathways
Jinbang Xu 1AEG** , Jingjing Dun 1CDE* , Juan Yang 1DF , Junxin Zhang 1BF , Qiuping Lin 1B , Mingqing Huang 2B , Feng Ji 3B , Lishan Huang 3B , Xiumi You 1B , Ying Lin 3ABEG*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.923073
Med Sci Monit 2020; 26:e923073
Figure 2 Vaginal smears in Letrozole+HFD, Letrozole, HFD, and control groups of rats. (A) Vaginal smear from a Letrozole+HFD rat. (B) Vaginal smear from a Letrozole rat. 2a & 2b – leukocytes. (C) Vaginal smears from an HFD rat, showing a regular estrus cycle. (D) Vaginal smears from a control rat, showing a regular estrus cycle. C1, D1 – proestrus; C2, D2 – estrus; C3, D3 – metestrus; C4, D4 – diestrus.