an approximately 144% increase in the number of cystic ovarian follicles was observed in the LNI ovaries (CON: 1.21 ± 0.11; LNN: 1.15 ± 0.06; LNI: 2.93 ± 0.22 no./mm2 , n = 5, p ≤ 0.01). An increase in the number of atretic ovarian follicles in the LNI was observed compared with the CON and LNN ovaries