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Table 3 Scoring of TGF-β1, IL-10 and IL-6 based on immunohistochemical labeling of mature follicles (both granular cell and theca cell layers evaluated) from different treatment groups [seminal plasma (SP), n = 3; spermatozoa in BTS (Sperm), n = 4; fresh semen in BTS (FS), n = 3 and Beltsville thawing solution (BTS), n = 3], sampled 5–6 h after insemination

From: Seminal plasma did not influence the presence of transforming growth factor-β1, interleukine-10 and interleukin-6 in porcine follicles shortly after insemination

Treatment group

TGF-β1

IL-10

IL-6

SP

2, 2, 3

1, 1, 3

1, 3, 3

Sperm

2a, 3, 3, 3

2, 2, 3, 3

1, 2, 3, 3

FS

2, 3, 3a

1, 2b, 2b

2, 3, 3

BTS

2, 2, 2

1, 2, 3

2, 3, 3

  1. a = higher intensity in granular cell layer than theca cell layer.
  2. b = higher intensity in theca cell layer than granular cell layer.
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Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica

ISSN: 1751-0147