Research Article

Adverse Effects of Subchronic Dose of Aspirin on Reproductive Profile of Male Rats

Table 2

Adverse effects of subchronic dose of aspirin on testicular cell population dynamics of rats.

GroupsGerminal cell typesInterstitial cell types
SpermatogoniaPrimary spermatocyteSecondary spermatocyteSpermatidsFibroblastImmature Leydig’s cellMature Leydig’s cellDegenerating cell

Vehicle control26.12 ± 0.7620.25 ± 0.8665.16 ± 3.16160.19 ± 5.1659.01 ± 1.3251.33 ± 2.1673.16 ± 1.0616.36 ± 1.37
30-day treatment 19.61 ± 1.7312.25 ± 0.6212.16 ± 1.265.19 ± 0.7655.07 ± 2.3130.33 ± 3.0132.16 ± 3.0570.16 ± 1.31
60-day treatment5.23 ± 0.362.25 ± 0.261.56 ± 0.962.19 ± 5.1647.01 ± 2.3221.33 ± 2.6719.01 ± 1.0681.12 ± 2.16

Data are means ± SEM (). ; compared to the respective control values and compared to the respective values of the 30-day-treated group.