Studies on the Relationship between the Follicular Blood Micro—Circulation and Ovulation

Twelve purebred Har Bai rabbits with a body weight of 3-4 kg were seleeted and divided in-to four groups at random.they were treated with FSH and hCG atfter the second estrus,The four groups of rabbits were killed at the beginning of estrus ,the beginning of ovulation,15h and 39 h after the beginning of ovulation respectively ,The follicles of 0.5-2 mm in diameter were dissected from the ovaries were fixed ,sectioned ,mounted and stained for examination under light and elec-tron microscopes,The results showed that blood micro-circulation of follicles at the onset of esturs was normal and cells of the theca interna and granular cells were active in metabolism in most of the follicles ,examined at the beginning of ovulation,the blood micro-circulation became disordered,the cells became not active in matbolism and follicular stigmaes appeared at the upper wall of the follicles .At 15 h after the beginning of ovulation ,the unovulated follicles whic were developing into follicular corpus luteam had normal blood micro-circulation,At 39 h after the beginning of ovulation most of the follicles began to degenerate,In was coneluded that there was a close relationship between blood micro-circulation of follicele and the ovulation.