Table 1 Comparison of summerized apoptotic features in rat granulosa cells from DES- and eCG-primed ovaries cultured with IFN-γ and Fas mAb

Origin of cells Treatment Cell floating(phase contrast) Membrane blebbing(phase contrast) TUNEL
DES-primed IgG - - -
IFN-γ - - +
Fas mAb +++ ++ +++
IFN-γ+Fas mAb ++++ ++++ ++++
eCG -primed IgG - - -
IFN-γ - - -
Fas mAb ++ ++ ++
IFN-γ+Fas mAb +++ ++ +++
-: rare, +: occasional, ++: frequent, +++: extensive, ++++: very extensive