Both the current method (♦) and the method of Dieckmann et al. (■) comprised
an increase of the ORS surface. The surface increase was significantly
higher in ORS of the follicles cultivated according to the current protocol in
comparison with that of the Dieckmann method, as measured at day 7 (ORS
surface ratio 0.69, p=0.01**) and day 14 on day 14 (ORS surface ratio 0.72,
p=0.018*).