Herbicide Metolachlor Causes Changes in Reproductive Endocrinology of Male Wistar Rats

Figure 3

Effects of the herbicide metolachlor on testicular morphology of the control group (a) and treated groups at the doses of 5 mg/kg-MT 5 (b) and 50 mg/kg-MT 50 (c). The seminiferous tubules of treated groups (b, c) presented reduction in luminal diameter (LD) and greater epithelial height in relation to control group (a). Scale bar = 10 μm. Hematoxylin and eosin stain.

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