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Proliferative responses of the ovary were also determined by immunohistochemistry. Administration of 25 or 45 mg\/kg body weight genistein enhanced ovary development with changes in serum sex hormone levels and proliferative responses. Meanwhile, the proportions of growing and mature follicles increased and the incidence of autoimmune oophoritis decreased, which exhibited normal ovarian morphology in administration of 25 or 45 mg\/kg body weight genistein, while a lower dose (5 mg\/kg body weight genistein) produced the opposite effect. 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